DEDICATION 7 



Troy, suffered himself to be overtaken and killed by a single 

 opponent ! 



Such, my Lord, is the justice of historic fame in this world, 

 wherein thousands of men have written ; whilst I alone of my 

 tribe have been endowed with the power of thus using the 

 quills of that excellent bird, which has been for centuries the 

 favourite object of pursuit amongst the brave and skilful of 

 my race. 



However determined I still may be to trespass upon yom* 

 Lordship's preserves, I will do so no longer upon your time. 

 Our walks in life are different ; 'tis yours to ride, 'tis mine to 

 run ; 'tis yours to pursue, 'tis mine to be pursued ; we shall 

 meet again in the field, the horn will sound the alarm, my 

 appearance wiU be greeted with a view-halloo that shall set 

 the blood of hundreds in motion ! Whether after that day 

 of trial I shall again sit amongst my listening cubs, and relate 

 to them how many peers, parsons, and squires lay prostrate 

 on the turf, and were soused in the brook while pursuing my 

 glorious coiurse, or whether my brush shall at length adorn 

 your Lordship's hat, fate must decide. — Meanwhile I remain, 

 your Lordship's obliged friend, 



WILY. 

 Main Earth, 6tk June 1843. 



