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thick, and has evidently been subjected to a 

 very coarse rasp. There is another peculiarity 

 worthy of notice — the shoe was attached with 

 only six nails, showing that the system now 

 frequently adopted of dispensing with the full 

 complement of eight nails is not a novelty. 

 The piece of skin is of a most brilliant chesnut. 

 Poor Dick Burton made Quorn his last place 

 of residence, and I regret to add that since 

 my visit it has become his place of everlasting 

 rest. Tom Day, another veteran of the chase, 

 resides here within hearing of the pack, and 

 through the kindness of Lord Stamford in 

 frequently giving him a mount, he is still 

 enabled to enjoy his favourite sport. 



There are very striking analogies between 

 the destinies of empires and the incidents 

 which preside over the fates of hunting 

 countries, and their respective decrees are 

 often influenced by causes very nearly akin. 

 The reign of a good and popular sovereign 

 is almost universally distinguished by the 

 prosperity and affection of his subjects. The 

 success of a hunting establishment is also 

 subservient to the good taste, judgment, and 

 ability of the nobleman or gentleman who 

 undertakes the reins of government. So far 



