A POEM. 23 



Safer and better prove, let others be 



Led, if they like, away by novelty, 



Those I've prov'd good, are good enough for me. 



Having of guns, and all pertaining to, 

 Conclusion made, my subject I'll renew, 

 And, clearly as I can, expatiate 

 On Dogs, at least, as far as they relate 

 To fowling matters ; sans their aid, in vain 

 Aught I could say, and useless quite my strain : 

 In making choice, no fix'd rule can be made, 

 Yet this one requisite, it may be said, 

 All should possess, id est, a round firm foot ; 

 Keep this in mind, and never overlook 

 Here, imperfection, for when flat and thin, 

 But a short space they hunt before they 'gin 

 To get foot-sore, to your unfeign'd chagrin. 

 A forehead broad, I also like to see, 

 Chiefly in such the nerves olfactory 

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