prefs; But foft humanity is fill the fame In every breast, and under every name. Yet love and constancy, and truth combin'd, Are not to England's fair alone confin'd. Beneath the Turkish zone, and brilliant vest, Fidelity and all the graces reft; And human frailty, human virtue reigns, In cultur'd Albion's, or Bulgarian plains: At Smyrna, or in London, till we find The fame purfuits engaging all mankind. To night, the man, whofe tortur'd breast may heave With tyrant boaft, or own himself a slave, Shali with our Twins, and their domeftic To the EDITORS of the SPORTING MA I' GENTLEMEN, GAZINE. you think the following lines worthy a place in your entertaining Magazine, by inferting the fame, you will oblige, Gentlemen, Your's, &c. Norton, March 17, 1796, G. H. R. STOP, paffenger, and thy attention fix on That true-born honeft fox-hunter, George Dixon, Who, after eighty years unwearied chase, Now refts his bones within this hallow'd place; A gentle tribute of applause bestow, The view is now no more the chase is paft, And to an earth poor George is run at last í LINES On Sbooting a favorite SPANIEL BITCH that fbewed Symptoms of Madness. AH, ruthless mafter! ah, more ruthless deed! What furious fprite poffefs'd thy callous mind? How could't thou doom thy fpaniel's heart to bleed,? Oh, fay what crime fo heinous thou could't find. POETRY. 343 One of thefe witlefs elves addrefs'd me ftrait, And afk'd at Jacob's Well, how fared the fate. "That it fares well"thanks to its gen'rous friends, Who here, each Thursday eve, our stage attends ; Who judge with candour, and applauses give That cheer the actor, while in the heart thall live The grateful fense of your feducing praife, Uplift the man, and heavy frowns beguiles, The man in bear's skin, and fo like a bear, Should, with his master, fhew their pretty gipfey ; A roaring hellman, and flower girls tipfey, Then dropt his note, and mix'd among the crowd. Tho' laft, not leaft, a merry toynian came, Whofe character will bear the teft of fame, Who boasts no bonour'd juftice for his fire, And neen to bench on pillry did afpire. The Waiter, more wine! damn'd jolly f-o-n-g en-c-o-re encore. The furge in breakers loud and hoarfe She clafps her love, and yields to fate. JESUITICAL EXCULPATION. AN EPIGRAM. At the hour of nine, I came away quite OLD Mumpfimus, rector of Mary-le Atupid, Nor cou'd with Diana run, or see more than Cupid; At eleven to bed, where I foon found repose, And Somnus kindly play'd a tune upon niy nofe, Which founded far (weeter, than fiddle or flute, The harp's dulleft ftrain, or the Mufes to boot. So now, my good fellows, I'll here end my tale, Which if it but please ye, applause cannot (Going, returns.) fail. And yet, e'er I go, a few words will I utter, Tho' tir'd is your patience, you already From Dibdin's Will of the Wifp. When on a rock poor Peg reclin'd, No 'twas in battle that he dy d— bonne, Being brought to Death's door by the gra vel and stone; Young Sumpfimus, feeking preferment to gain, (Tho' the Doctor and he were good friends in the main), Apply'd for the pars'nage, in case and pro vided A trip to the grave the incumbent betided: When lo! as by miracle rais'd from the dead, The Rector, reftor'd, sprung from ficknefs's bed; And Old Mumps being told what young Sumps had been doing, And how for the loaves and the fish had been fuing; Burft out in reproaches, till near out of breath, And revil'd the false friend who had long'd for his death. "I long for your death! No fuch thing," fays Young Sumps, "Had you died, not your wife had been · more in the dumps : As 'tis well known that I-tho' you're so unforgiving, Inftead of your DEATH-only long'd for A your LIVING." A SIMILE. Nation's like the powerful horse, By proper management, with ease INDE X. A. ACCOUNT of the new Pantomime, called Merry Sherwood, 116. of Action for courfing a hare, 263. for mo- Ad niral C. and Capt. S. fracas between Card, and reply to it, 80 Chaces, fox, hare, and fag, extraordinary, Chances, lottery, 126 Chefs, the game of, rules for playing, 240 Christmas boxes, origin of, 132 Coriander, pedigree and performances of, 24 Court-martial anecdote, 36 Court of honour at Pruffia, plan of the, 138 a fatire on, 202 Crim con. 43 Cumberland hunt, 97 Customs and diverfions of the English in Dama's petition, 17 Death of Mr. John Goofe, 39. of the Decifion, the welcome and unwelcome, Defcription of a tomb at Minter, in Kent, Diomed, Grey, 115 Dixon, John, lines on, 340 Dog, royal, and his minifter, 15 Dogs, a tax upon, obfervations upon, 16, 95, 200 Dogs, mad, recipes for the bites of them, Draughts, game of, Payne's introduction Duelling, 104, 213, 249, 276, 277, 289. Eagle fhooting, 87 E. Earl of Moira's failings and counter-fail- to, 44 Games of Greece, account of the public games there, 151, 250 Game of chefs, rules for playing the, 240 Game at cards, obfervations on fome old- Game cock, wonderful operation on one, Game laws, foliloquy on the, 54 Game law, debate in the House of Com- Game bill, Mr. Curwen's preamble to, 291 Glandered horfes, experiments on, 71, Hare, action for courfing one, 263 Hare hunt, account of a, 79 Hare, trying for one, 176. lines on a, 223 Holland, punishment of state criminals Honoria, lines to, 284 Horfe, phyfiognomy of the, 27 obfervations on, 184. letters on, 31, 69, 127, 180, Impromptu, 56 I. Inftance of provincial fagacity, 304 Intelligence, fporting, 47, 103, 159, 215, Inviting offer, 257 Iron Cheft, account of the, 292 John Goofe, death of him, 39 Ladies choice, 168 Ladies' drefs, lines on, 341 Legacy of an old friend, 224 Letters on hunting, 31, 69, 127, 180, Life of Mr. Tatterfall, 3, 59, 228. of 54. extempore, 196. on the approach. Lisbon, bull feast there, 145 Lift of stallions to cover, 68, 144 Lock and Key, account of the new mufi- |