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ship was pleased to approve, and we fancy tliere is 

 no better judge living. 



Three of these are shown in our engraving at the 

 head of this chapter. 



Pigmy, the bitch in the group nearest to the fox, 

 is said to have been the smallest hound then known. 

 Underneath the portrait are the following lines : — 



" Behold in miniature the foxhound keen, 

 Thro' rough and smooth a better ne'er was seen ; 

 As champion here the beauteous Pigmy stands, 

 She challenges the globe, both home and foreiga lands." 

 1773. 



The one the farthest from the fox, is a white 

 dog, Pilot ; and underneath the painting is the 

 following : — 



"Pilot rewards his master Rowley's care, 

 And swift as lightning skims the transient air ; 

 Famed for the chase, from cover always first. 

 His tongue and sterne proclaimed an arrant burst." 

 1774. 



The dog in front, with his head thrown up, is 

 Childers ; and underneath the picture are these 

 lines : — 



" Sportsmen look up, old Childers' picture rieyv, 

 His virtues many were, his failings few ; 

 Eeynard with dread oft heard his awful name, 

 And grateful Musters thus rewards his fame." 

 1772. 



