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Here's to the young ones, whose race scarce begun, 

 Young Mark, and the ensign, his brother ; 



They show of a stock most goodly they come, 

 As they tread in the steps of their father. (7) 



The gallant, the ardent, of promise so fair, 



The Beresford brothers they bring ; 

 A word from my pen must give them their share 



Of the honours and glories I sing. 



Many good ones remain — Hodson, Crompton, and Tower, 

 Fox, Ward, and the young one from Norton ; 



But to mention them all is not in my power, 

 So, surely it cannot be thought on. 



And here's to the squire of Thirsk, Jack Bell, (8) 

 Who supports both the chase and the turf, sir ; 



He will not, unless he likes it, go well, 

 Tho' the hounds may run ever so fast, sir. 



Here's a bumper to Milbank, the source of our sport — 



A bumper to him and his hounds, sir ; 

 Brim-full it shall be of the finest old port. 



Where health and good humour abound, sir. 



And may we all flourish till green our old age is, 



Such fun and such sport to pursue, sir ; 

 And your ''lame" humble poet to be hanged now engages 



If his composition 's not true, sir. 



By the Rev. John Monson, 

 from " EecoUections of Sportsmen," &c., 

 by Colonel Van Straubenzee. 



Mr. Milbank's sons. 



Master of the Hambledon hounds. 



