8 SHOOTING : 



Full on the nipples, which are made to enter 

 Straight to the chamber, thus the very centre 

 At once is fir'd, and angle is there none 

 By which the flame must travel. He has won, 

 In my opinion, every sportsman's praise, 

 By his new nipple, which will further raise 

 His well deserved fame ; his plan was this, 

 To make one far less liable to miss 

 In stormy gales ; this has he done, and more, 

 For with them all guns quicker than before 

 By odds now shoot, they're with platina bas'd, 

 In midst of which a tiny hole is plac'd ; 

 The apex concave, an inverted cone 

 To this point leads, and through this hole alone 

 The fire condensed travels, with a speed 

 Surprising quite ; moreo'er they never need 

 With powder to be fed ; nor call for care 

 To keep them clean, and are eternal wear ; 

 But no description can their merits speak, 

 Try for yourself, and ample trial seek. 



