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, المجلد 31

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Rogerson & Tuxford, 1808
 

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الصفحة 201 - MAN that is born of a woman hath but a short time to live, and is full of misery. He cometh up, and is cut down, like a flower; he fleeth as it were a shadow, and never continueth in one stay.
الصفحة 193 - To whom- is it," he exclaimed, " that I am going to yield thee up ? to Europeans ! who will tie thee close, who will beat thee, who will render thee miserable ! return with me, my beauty, my jewel ! and rejoice the hearts of my children!
الصفحة 171 - Oriental Field Sports; being a complete, detailed, and accurate description of the Wild Sports of the East; and exhibiting, in a Novel and interesting manner, the Natural History of the Elephant...
الصفحة 168 - Upbraid, ye ravening tribes, our wanton rage, ,For hunger kindles you, and lawless want ^ But lavish fed, in Nature's bounty roll'd, To joy at anguish, and delight in blood, Is what your horrid bosoms never knew.
الصفحة 168 - Though borne triumphant, are they safe ; the gun, Glanc'd just and sudden from the fowler's eye, O'ertakes their sounding pinions ; and again, Immediate, brings them from the towering wing, Dead to the ground ; or drives them wide-dispers'd, Wounded, and wheeling various, down the wind.
الصفحة 144 - HERE lies the Earl of Suffolk's fool, Men call'd him Dicky Pearce ; His folly served to make folks laugh, When wit and mirth were scarce. Poor Dick, alas ! is dead and gone, What signifies to cry?
الصفحة 193 - The Arab, pressed by want, hesitated a long time, but at length consented, on condition of receiving a very considerable sum of money, which he named. The Consul wrote to France for permission to close the bargain, and having obtained it, sent immediately to the Arab the information.
الصفحة 61 - And climbs th' adjacent hill ; the ploughman leaves Th' unfinish'd furrow ; nor his bleating flocks Are now the shepherd's joy ! men, boys, and girls Desert th' unpeopled village ; and wild crowds Spread o'er the plain, by the sweet frenzy seiz'd.
الصفحة 72 - Coursing around, pursuing and pursued, The merry multitude disporting play. But here with watchful and observant eye Attend their frolics, which too often end In bloody broils and death. High o'er thy head Wave thy resounding whip, and with a voice Fierce-menacing o'er-rule the stern debate, And quench their kindling rage ; for oft in sport Begun, combat ensues, growling they snarl, Then, on their haunches rear'd, rampant they seize Each other's throats...
الصفحة 72 - Fierce-menacing o'er-rule the stern debate, And quench their kindling rage; for oft in sport Begun, combat ensues, growling they snarl, Then, on their haunches rear'd, rampant they seize Each other's throats, with teeth and claws, in gore Besmear'd, they wound, they tear, till on the ground, Panting, half dead the conquer'd champion lies : Then sudden all the base, ignoble crowd Loud clam'ring seize the helpless worried wretch, And, thirsting for his blood, drag diff'rent ways His mangled carcass...

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