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Satisfied, but not gratified, my friend 

 packed up his portmanteau and pro-' 

 ceeded on his way to King's Somborne 

 that same night. 



Thus much for my versifying ; and now 

 for the fact of the designation which 

 I afterwards received " Dragsman and 

 Poet" being invariably affixed to my name 

 when attached to a basket of game, or 

 any other kind present or notification I 

 so frequently received from the munifi- 

 cent inmates of Marham. 



It did not require much labour or 

 much expense to give birth to my little 

 bantling, and scarce any preparation. * I 

 sent it to the printer's with, perhaps, not 

 a little vanity, mixed up with the hope of 

 pleasing my friends and assisting my ex- 

 chequer the absence of any Prize Poem 

 for the year being very opportune and 

 equally acceptable to those who would 

 dwell with wonder on the author's position. 

 Its appearance was unlocked for ; and, 



