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Basan's King (n) upon Glimpse, (12) sadly out of 



condition, 

 Puird up to avoid of being tir'd the suspicion. 

 He did right, for Og very soon found 

 His worst had he done, he'd have scarce ghmps'd a 



hound. 

 Charles Meynell, who lay very well with the hounds, 

 Till at Stretton he nearly arrived at the bounds, 

 !N"ow discover'd that Waggoner (13) rather would creep 

 Than exert his great prowess in taking a leap ; 

 But when crossing the turnpike he read, " Put on here," 

 'Twas enough to make anyone bluster and swear. 

 The Waggoner, feeling familiar the road, 

 Was resolv'd not to quit it, so stock still he stood. 

 Yet prithee, dear Charles, why rash vows do you make, 

 Thy leave of old Billesdon (14) to finally take ? 

 Since from Seg's Hill (15) for instance, or p'r'aps 



Melton Spinney, 

 If they go a good pace you are beat for a guinea. 

 'Tis money, they say, makes the mare to go kind — 

 The proverb has vouch'd for this time out of mind ; 

 But tho' of this truth you admit the full force, 

 It may not hold so good of every horse. 

 If it did, Ellis Charles need not hustle and hug 

 By name, not by nature, his favourite Slug. (16) 

 Yet, Slug as he is, the whole of this chase 

 Charles ne'er could have seen had he gone a snail's pace. 



11. Mr. Oglander, who, according to the same dialect, goes by the more 

 familiar appellation of Og. 



12. Mr. Oglander's horse. 



13. Mr. Charles Meynell's horse. 



14.^ He had threatened never again to attempt following the hounds 

 from Billesdon, as no horse could carry his weight up to them in that part of 

 the country. 



15. A very diflferent part of the Hunt. 



16. Mr. Charles Ellis's horse. 



