Sporting Magazine, 第 6 卷Rogerson & Tuxford, 1795 From July 1846 also issued, with different title pages, as the New sporting magazine, the Sportsman, and the Sporting review. |
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第 244 頁 - Brutes find out where their talents lie: A bear will not attempt to fly; A founder'd horse will oft debate, Before he tries a five-barr'd gate; A dog by instinct turns aside, Who sees the ditch too deep and wide. But man we find the only creature Who, led by Folly, combats Nature; Who, when she loudly cries, Forbear, With obstinacy fixes there; And, where his genius least inclines, Absurdly bends his whole designs.
第 197 頁 - Great pains is taken in the rearing and feeding; they are frequently handled, and accustomed to spar in public, in order to prevent any shyness. Contrary to our laws, the owner is allowed to take up and handle his cock during the battle, to clear his eye of a feather, or his mouth of blood. When a cock is killed, or runs, the other must have sufficient spirit and...
第 204 頁 - ... innumerable legions of birds, as we principally disturbed the females which were then sitting. They had nests, eggs, and young to defend. They were like furious harpies let loose against us, and their cries rendered us almost deaf. They often flew so near us that they flapped their wings in our faces, and though we fired our pieces repeatedly we were not able to frighten them; it seemed almost impossible to disperse this cloud. We could not move one step without crushing either their eggs or...
第 185 頁 - ... remarked, that diving fowls, while under water, impel and row themfelves forward by a motion of their wings, as well as by the impulfe of their feet : but fuch is really the cafe, as any perfon may eafily be convinced who will obferve ducks when hunted by dogs in a clear pond. Nor do I know that any one has given a reafon why the wings of diving fowls are placed fo forward : doubtlefs, not for the purpofe of promoting their fpeed in flying, fince that...
第 80 頁 - In a country where there are large earths, a fox that knows the country, and tries any of them, seldom fails to try the rest. A huntsman may take advantage of this; they are certain casts, and may help him to get nearer to his fox. Great caution is necessary when a fox runs into a village: if he be hallooed there, get forward as fast as you can.
第 196 頁 - ... their utmost speed), and not only kept his seat gracefully, in spite of every effort of the affrighted beast, but drawing his sword, with it guided him towards the Queen, and coming near her presence...
第 145 頁 - ... a cover, let a whipper-in get forward to the opposite side of it: should the fox break before the hounds reach the cover, stop them, and get them nearer to him. When a fox persists in running in a strong cover, lies down often behind the hounds, and they are slack in hunting him, let the...
第 313 頁 - For the last two months of his life, he was kept alive merely by art, and the kind attentions of an old and worthy friend.
第 141 頁 - Grime. On these conditions. Item. Where is the deed ? Grime. In that bag. Item. Mordent is coming. I know he will, for I know he shall, sign. But that is not all. Grime. What more f Item.
第 132 頁 - That one half of the world knows not how the other half lives, is a common and juft obfervation.