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SPORTING
May the end of the chase prove the beginning of happiness
May every sport prove as innocent as those of the field
May thirst after blood-shed never disgrace a British sportsman
The fox's brush over the thatched tavern
The beagle that runs by nose and not by sight
The staunch pack that a sheet will cover
The cunning hare who flattens on seeing her pursuers
The staunch hound that never spends tongue but where he ought
May the horns of a buck never disgrace the sportsman's brow
May our hounds, horses, and hearts, never fail us
May every fox-hunter be well mounted
May those who love the crack of the whip never want a brush
to pursue
The jolly sportsman that never beats about the bush
The jolly sportsman that enters the covert without being bit
by the fox
The huntress that never fails to start game
The gallant huntsman, that plunges into the deep in pursuit of
his game
The brave sportsman, that always erects his crest when he sees his game
The huntsman's deer that does not wear horns
The face that nature paints, and the heart that knows no deception
The maiden's blush, and she virgin of fifteen
MISCELLANEOUS.
May the folly of those who ape the manners of the great be always
held up to ridicule
May opinion never float on the waves of ignorance
May we look forward with pleasure and backward without regret
May our actions ever evince this belief, that honesty is the best
policy
May the chilling blasts of adversity, prejudice, and ignorance,
never blight the early dawnings of merit
Delicate pleasures to susceptible minds
May the honest heart never feel distress
May we never break a joke to crack a reputation
Gold to every lad dietressed by misfortune's leaden hand
May the plesures of youth afford us consolation in old age
May bashful merit rise to favour, and daring insolence fall into
contempt
