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Huntsman* 



IT IS common enough with our youtlg 

 'Squires to take the firft wide-throatfed 

 Attendant that offers his fervice, and make 

 him his Huntfman, imagining the green 

 coat will qualify him for the ojEhce^ as fome 

 fet themfelves for Dodlors, with no othef 

 recommendation but large eye-brows, and 

 a fet of loud-founding polyfyllabIes» 



But, as every wood will not make a Mer- 

 cury, much lefs is he fit for a Huntfmaii 

 who is not born with a natural caft and rea« 

 dinefs of mind, and has not improved thoie 

 talents by long fludy, obfervation, and ex- 

 perience. 



I once had the pleafure of a long con- 

 verfation with a very ingenious learned Gen- 

 tleman, then feventy years old. Having 

 himfelf hunted with all forts of Dogs, and 

 in moll: of the counties in England, he en- 

 tertained me with a moft delightful difcourfe 

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