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Page 191 - I saw young Harry, with his beaver on, His cuisses on his thighs, gallantly arm'd, Rise from the ground like feather'd Mercury, And vaulted with such ease into his seat As if an angel dropp'd down from the clouds, To turn and wind a fiery Pegasus, And witch the world with noble horsemanship.
Page 254 - I pray God we may have Peace, when it can be had with honour ; but I fear that the scoundrel Buonaparte wants to humble us, as he has done the rest of Europe — to degrade us in our own eyes, by making us give up all our conquests, as proof of our sincerity for making a Peace, and then he will condescend to treat with us. He be dd, and there I leave him ; and do you believe me ever, my dear Ross, your old and affectionate friend, NELSON AND BRONTE.
Page 201 - Goodall's chief aim was to get the hearts of his Hounds. He considered Hounds should be treated like women: that they would not bear to be bullied, to be deceived, or neglected with impunity. For this end, he would not meddle with them in their casts until they had done trying for themselves, and felt the want of him; he paid them the compliment of going to fetch them; he never deceived or neglected them; he was continually cheering and making much of his Hounds; if he was compelled to disappoint...
Page 204 - Jly to him and work for him with a will. "Goodall, Old Musters, and Foljambe were undoubtedly the three Master-minds of our day. Their general system of handling Hounds was much the same, though each had his peculiar excellence, and each has often said that if they lived to be a hundred they would learn something every year. All three agreed in this, that it was ruinous to a pack of Hounds to meddle with them before they had done trying for themselves. The reasoning upon this most material point...
Page 202 - Hounds in the first instance to flash wildly in the opposite direction; four or five minutes are lost before the whip can come up and get to their heads; then they are flogged up to their Huntsman, the Hounds driving along with their heads up, their eyes staring at their Huntsman's horse's tail, looking to their Huntsman for help, disgusted and not relying upon themselves, especially the best and most sagacious Hounds. A few minutes more are lost before the best Hounds will put their noses down and...
Page 336 - Thy sages hear, amid th' admiring crowd, Adjudge the stakes, most eloquently loud : With critic skill, o'er dubious bets preside, The low dispute, or kindle, or decide : All empty wisdom, and judicious prate, Of...
Page 158 - C. was not at Goodwood. He has never left my side and his aid has been invaluable. He is a natural orator and a debater too. He is the best speaker in the House of Commons, or will be. Mark my words. I have a Cabinet at noon, the H. of C. at two, when we have the second reading of our Ship Bill. I should not be surprised if it passed without a division. The Battle of Armageddon, however, will be on Monday, when in committee they will try to substitute Plimsolliana for our proposals.
Page 11 - ... property in three counties, it was said of him that he could himself return no fewer than seven members to Parliament, since to vote the way the Squire ordered was the whole duty of the good tenant. He was regarded with universal respect and a good deal of awe, and was a perfect terror to the poacher. It is told of him that on one occasion when he was sitting on the Bench a young lawyer from London, who was present, ventured to criticise a pronouncement of the Squire's as not legal. " Young man,
Page 204 - ... learn something every year. All three agreed in this, that it was ruinous to a pack of hounds to meddle with them before they had done trying for themselves. The reasoning upon this most material point is very simple. If the hounds are habitually checked, and meddled with in their natural casts, they will learn to stand still at every difficulty, and wait for their huntsman ; every greasy...
Page 201 - you seem very appreciative, and whenever you find yourself in a difficulty either as whipper-in or huntsman, if you will write and tell me what it is, I will tell you anything I can to help you.