The Sporting magazine; or Monthly calendar of the transactions of the turf, the chace, and every other diversion interesting to the man of pleasure and enterprize1838 |
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... animals being covered by their work on the farms , the occasional conduct of travellers becomes a clear profit to the proprietors , which they receive in ready money . This has made them conceive the idea of establishing VOL . XVI ...
... animals being covered by their work on the farms , the occasional conduct of travellers becomes a clear profit to the proprietors , which they receive in ready money . This has made them conceive the idea of establishing VOL . XVI ...
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... animals : the establishment in short , like a colony , provides for all its own wants . " " The Emperor advances annually 40,000 florins ( £ 3200 ) , which he is repaid by the different provinces , who receive from Babolna 40 to 50 ...
... animals : the establishment in short , like a colony , provides for all its own wants . " " The Emperor advances annually 40,000 florins ( £ 3200 ) , which he is repaid by the different provinces , who receive from Babolna 40 to 50 ...
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... animals they now use , which in many cases , I am quite sure , do much harm to the native breeds by spoiling their action . They may give size ; but unless action accompanies this increase , it is of little use . The Russian government ...
... animals they now use , which in many cases , I am quite sure , do much harm to the native breeds by spoiling their action . They may give size ; but unless action accompanies this increase , it is of little use . The Russian government ...
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... animal swinging from a tree over the grave of the lately - buried elder or consumption - stricken maiden ? Must he submit to the sight of beer - stricken youths and garrulous old sinners , assembled in a crowd , and treading upon the ...
... animal swinging from a tree over the grave of the lately - buried elder or consumption - stricken maiden ? Must he submit to the sight of beer - stricken youths and garrulous old sinners , assembled in a crowd , and treading upon the ...
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... animal of creation ! He would find abundant materials at Melton . But , besides Melton , the whole county is , in the proper sense of the word , thickly studded with the finest steeds that ever champed bit . It is , I believe , a source ...
... animal of creation ! He would find abundant materials at Melton . But , besides Melton , the whole county is , in the proper sense of the word , thickly studded with the finest steeds that ever champed bit . It is , I believe , a source ...
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Page 449 - tis, to cast one's eyes so low! The crows and choughs, that wing the midway air, Show scarce so gross as beetles : Half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire; dreadful trade! Methinks, he seems no bigger than his head: The fishermen, that walk upon the beach, Appear like mice; and yon...
Page 193 - Tis but an hour ago since it was nine, And after one hour more 'twill be eleven ; And so, from hour to hour, we ripe and ripe, And then, from hour to hour, we rot and rot ; And thereby hangs a tale.
Page 196 - Take Nature's path, and mad opinions leave ; All states can reach it, and all heads conceive; Obvious her goods, in no extreme they dwell ; There needs but thinking right, and meaning well; And, mourn our various portions as we please, Equal is common sense and common ease. Remember, Man, " the Universal Cause Acts not by partial, but by gen'ral laws ;" And makes what Happiness we justly call, Subsist not in the good of one, but all.
Page 449 - I was with Hercules and Cadmus once, When in a wood of Crete they bay'd the bear With hounds of Sparta: never did I hear Such gallant chiding; for, besides the groves, The skies, the fountains, every region near Seem'd all one mutual cry: I never heard So musical a discord, such sweet thunder.
Page 419 - So shockingly bad were the roads, that in 1703, when Prince George of Denmark went from Windsor to Petworth to meet Charles III. of Spain, the distance being about forty miles, he required fourteen hours for the journey, the last nine miles taking six. The person who records this fact says, that the long time was the more surprising, as, except when overturned, or when stuck fast in the mire, his royal highness made no...
Page 419 - ... if the nimble boors of Sussex had not frequently poised it, or supported it with their shoulders...
Page 301 - The quality of mercy is not strained— It droppeth as the gentle dew from heaven, Upon the place beneath : it is twice blessed ; It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes : 'Tis mightiest in the mightiest; it becomes The throned monarch better than his crown.
Page 329 - And Winter oft at eve resumes the breeze, Chills the pale morn, and bids his driving sleets Deform the day delightless...
Page 56 - A GOLD CUP, value 200 sovs. given by the Town of Manchester, added to a Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 sovs. each, h. ft. and 5 only if declared. &c.
Page 422 - For formerly every man that had occasion to travel many journeys yearly, or to ride up and down, kept horses for himself and servants, and seldom rid without one or two men; but now, since every man can have a passage into every place he is to travel unto, or to some place within a few miles of that part he designs to go unto, they have left keeping of horses, and travel without servants ; and York, Chester, and Exeter stage-coaches, each of them with forty horses apiece, carry eighteen passengers...