POETRY. 223 For if rats with one tail can make fun, I opine, There is more to be made with a cat that has nine. Nor aught fhall fave his crupper from the rod, Unless fome doggrel, pointed queer and ‹ odd, Hit oft, impromptu, he can now pro• duce, 'Twixt birch and breech to expedite a O then,' Pill Garlick quick reply'd, And full forgivenefs,--feal'd with half a-crown. THE SPORTING MAGAZINE: OR, MONTHLY CALENDAR Of the Transactions of the TURF, the CHASE, and every other Diversion interesting to the Man of Pleasure, Enterprize and Spirit, For FEBRUARY, 1796. 1. A Capital Portrait of Mr. TAPLIN, engraved by SCOTT: z. FINDING the HARE (being the third Plate of a Series of Engravings on the Subject of Hare-bunting). come 33-36 And Sold by J. WHEBLE, NO. 18, Warwick-fquare, Warwick-lane, near St. Paul's; John Hilton, at Newmarket; and by every Bookfeller and Stationer in Great Britain and Ireland. TO THE READERS AND CORRESPONDENTS OF THE SPORTING MAGAZINE. WE are forry 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 forfake us altogether; his Promife of future Communications is gladly received, to which our usual Attention shall not at any time be found wanting. Amicus's Lines fhall have a Place in our Next. Mother Punch-bowl came too late for infertion this Month; her Ladyship, however, may expect a Place in our Next. As alfo 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. Tatterfall in this Number, which (we flatter ourselves), with that Part already, given, and what may be expected to come, will afford our Readers no inconfiderable 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, fhall have due Attention paid them; his Hint meets our Approbation, which, at a proper feason, we shall not hesitate to adopt. ERRATA. In our Laft, p. 196, Line 28 from top, for Manros's read Minerva's. |