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gentleman. The French petit maitre, the foreign hussar, the fritter- 

 ing dandy, may he grafted on the stock, but they will not flourish, 

 for the soil is not genial to their growth. I'll fill my glass then 

 as full as I can, and drink " success to John Ward and his 

 hounds." '■■ 



* The chorus to a sons: written on Mr, W.'s hounds. 



