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Sporting Anecdotes, Original and Selected; Including Numerous Characteristic Portraits of Persons in Every Walk of Life, Who Have Acquired Notoriety from Their Achievements on the Turf, at the Table, and in the Diversions of the Field, with Sketche

Sporting Anecdotes, Original and Selected; Including Numerous Characteristic Portraits of Persons in Every Walk of Life, Who Have Acquired Notoriety from Their Achievements on the Turf, at the Table, and in the Diversions of the Field, with Sketche


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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1822. Excerpt: ... self down all along upon his belly, and swilled large draughts of it, highly commending the sweetness of the water, and urging her to refresh herself in like manner. She btlieved him, and followed his example. As soon as he saw her in that posture, he threw himself upon her, and plunged her head into the water, in order to drown ber. She struggled hard for her life, but could not have prevailed but for the assistance of a dog, who used to follow, and was fond of her, and never left her: he immediately flew at the husband, and seized him by the throat, made him let go his hold, and saved the life of his mistress. LINES ON THE LATE MB. DAWSON. While honest Frank Dawson has givfc up the ghost, The good Matthew Dodsworth comes blown to the post. Alas! what avails all our training and feeding, When a check so uncivil is put to--good breeding. But life is a course, and whatever our pace, When death drops the flag, there's an end to the race; But the grave to the racer renews his life past, For the turf had him first, and the turf has him last. Then no more at the Irishman's toast let us wonder, "Long life to the turf, whether over or under/?-INDEX. A Page ACCOUNT of Cavannagh, a celebrated fives player 26 Anecdote of George Mprland and the Duke of Hamilton 23 A dog stung to death by bees 52 Anecdote of Pliny....... 64 Athletic sports in America 71 An epitaph on a spaniel, much lamented by all the members of the Beef-Stake Club..... 73 Anecdote of Major Topham and Mrs. Wells... 77 Animals, birds, and fowls, sporting, races, &c. among the Afghauns....... 82 An account of the Dutch game of Kolven... 97 Account of the Highland sports. .... 99 An enormous boar killed in the forest of VVallincourt by the Duke of W ellington 121 An extraordinary shot...... 125 An inpe...


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781150485657
  • Publisher: General Books
  • Publisher Imprint: General Books
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 128
  • Spine Width: 7 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1150485655
  • Publisher Date: 01 Feb 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 240 gr


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