PO E TR Y. 223 But what was more than all we've said, Of whipsters, to trace his hæc hoc, find, Of conjugated verbs, as well as nouns de clin'd. • A time to pray.' And the Doctor exacted as strict a decorum, In both, as - Mars, Bacchus, Apollo Viro i rum,' For he scouted borse-play, disapprov'd of borse-play’rs, And it can't be supposed he was fond of berse-pray'rs. A rat from hole at top descended, Eager to seize A piece of cheese, low. And writh'd and wriggled, Grinn’d and giggl’d, through half, Pointing plump at the rat, laugh. Demanded, what rogue, and what fool, In one culprit was he, who had dar'd lead the way, Thus to tempt the whole flock from their duty to Atray ? And now, inflam'd with wrath, his rev' rence swore, (Swore as devoutly as he pray'd before) That unless their ring-leader was quickly omade known, I Their b-ms one and all for his crime Ihould a tone.' The poor loft sheep his crime confess'd ; Confess'd that with fun he fo ftrangelig I was firuck, At the fight of a rat, that he laugh'd as cif fuck,' 6 Hoist him up,' says the Doctor, ' more fun for the dunce, o As l'll make him confers he's been ftruck more than once ! For the Sporting Magazine, Genuine Letter sent with a HARE, Christmas, 1795: Dear Sir, By the coach I have sent you a hare, And hope it will prove acceptable fare ; And since you have married a daughter of Adam, My service to you, and likewise to Ma. dam. ANSWER. hand, In order as good as most hres in the land; And 6 AN ECCLESIASTICAL TALE. TWO 224 POETRY. And when puss had país’d the purgation of NED AND LUKE. fire, She role in esteem, and her merits grew higher. Wo chums at the same point of time, The daughter of Adam as we!l as her With the same general in view ; mate, Leave college, and, with eager hope, Thank the donor, and, if he don't think it Their different plans pursue. tou late, Sends him greeting from heart, an happy Ned ne'er cou'd wink at folly's prank, new year, Nor flatter pride and vice ; And invites him to taste of Newmarket cheer: Spoke free and bluntly what he thought : And dress'd not over-nice. Luke bow'd demure, spoke with a smile, Was always (nug and clean ;- It ought not to be seen. nown town. THE SPORTING MAGAZINE: OR, MONTHLY CALENDAR Of the Transactions of the Turk, the Chase, and every other Diversion interesting to the Man of Pleasure, Enterprize and Spirit, CONTAINING Page. Sketch of the Life of Mr. Taplin 227 Inviting. Offer 257 Life of Mr. Tattersall 228 Convivial Thespians 258 Account of the Duel between Major Sports in Hyde-Park 260 Sweetman and Captain Watson 229 Method of Hunting among the Hot- 230 261 Account of the New Musical Farce, Action for Courfing a Hare 263 called Lock and Key ibid. Lara and the Lottery Tickets ibid. Shepherdess of Cheapside 231 Action for Money lost at the Game of Extra Sporting ibid. Whift 265 Treatise on Farriery 233 266 Of the Pleurisy and Inflammations of Finding the Hare 275 the Lungs 235 Observations on the late Duel beRemarkable Instance of Animal tween Major Sweetman and Capt. Adoption 237 276 Badger-baiting ibid. Sporting Intelligence ibid, Argument for and against Polygamy, Boxing ibid. by Voltaire. ibid. Duelling 277 Picture of a Westphalia Inn 239 286 Rules in playing the Game of Chess 240 Veterinarian Literature ibid. Infance of Fidelity and Courage in a Terrier 242 POETRY.-Airs in Lock and Key; On Hunting 243 Prologue to the Way to Get MarExperiments on Glandered Horses 245 ried ; Epilogue to the same ; EpiFortunate Release from a Tyger 248 taph; Fox and his Guest; SoliloMethod of Hunting in Patagonia ibid. quy; Mastiff and Wolf; Lines on Account of the Public Games of Hunoria ; Lines on a Comedian Greece 250 2810284 Customs and Diversions of the Eng RACING CALENDAR.- Races to i lish in the Anglo-Norman period 253 come at Wantage; Hereford ; Life of Dick England 255 Shrewsbury; Ipswich ; Derby ; The Feast of Wit; or, Sportsman's Oxford ; York 33-36 Hall 257 ORNAMENTED WITH 1. A Capital Portrait of Mr. TAPLIN, engraved by Scott: 2. FINDING the HARE (being the third Plate of a Series of Engravings on the Subject of Hare-bunting) LONDON: PRINTED FOR THE PROPRIETORS, BY W. AND C. SPILSBURY, SNOW-HILL ; And Sold by J. WHEBLE, No. 18, Warwick-square, Warwick-lane, near St. Paul's; John Hilton, at Newmarket; and by every Bookseller and Stationer in Great Britain and Ireland. TO THE READERS AND CORRESPONDENTS OF THE SPORTING MAGAZINE. WE are sorry to hear, that our old Friend, Acaftus, is about to take his leave of us on the subject of Hunting ; however, it affords us no trifling Degree of Satisfaction to find it is not his intention to forsake us altogether; his Promise of future Communications is gladly received, to which our usual Attention shall not at any time be found wanting. Amicus's Lines shall have a Place in our Next. Mother Punch-bowl came too late for insertion this Month ; her Ladyship, however, may expect a Place in our Next. As also the Jefuitical Exculpation. Venator, Veritas, An Antiquarian Sportsman, &c. &c. will find their Requests attended to in our present Number. We are happy in being able again to resume the Life of Mr. Tattersall in this Number, which (we flatter ourselves), with that Part already given, and what may be expected to come, will afford our Readers noinconfiderable degree of Satisfaction and Entertainment. Capt. Snug has come to hand, but too late for insertion this Month. The many rich and pleasurable Trifles we have just received from an Old Subscriber, shall have due Attention paid them; his Hint meets our Approbation, which, at a proper season, we shall not hesitate to adopt. ERRATA.-In our Laft, p. 196, Line 28 from top, for Manroi's read Minerva's. |