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horses bred by himself. His verses were originally 

 written to amuse himself and his friends. 



Himting Sofigs, Ballads, &^c. By Rowland Eyles Egerton 

 Warburton. ist ed., 1834. 8vo. Coloured portrait and 

 plates. 



Another edition, 1846. 4to. Illustrations. 



Another edition, 1855. Oblong 8vo, with four etchings 

 by " Phiz." 



Another edition, 1859. 8vo. An important edition, as 

 it differs consideraby from the preceding ones. 



Another edition, 1877. 2 vols. 8vo. 



Three Himting Songs. By Rowland Eyles Egerton War- 

 burton, 1855. Oblong 8vo. 4 plates by "Phiz." Only 

 250 copies printed. 



The two following books are worthy of mention, 

 though they cannot claim to have been published 

 within the nineteenth century. They should be on 

 the shelves of every sporting library. 



An Essay on Hunting. By "A Country Squire," 1733. 

 Svo. Frontispiece and vignettes. 



Reprint. By Smeaton, 1820. 8vo. Frontispiece and 



vignettes. 



The Art of Hunting. By William Twici, huntsman to 

 King Edward II. Translated by H. Dryden. 1844. 410. 

 9 illustrations. Only 25 copies privately printed. 



The two books which I have now to review are 

 very different in their characters. I will not enlarge 

 upon the many various arguments which have been 

 publicly expressed in regard to the Royal Buck 



