38 SHOOTING: 



To see them fruitlessly their strength destroy, 

 And to your day's diversion cause alloy. 

 A trial in a woody country's sought, 

 Before these dogs with confidence are bought. 



These five descriptions only, shooters want ; 

 Of some of them, if needs, they may be scant. 

 Over a well train'd Spaniel, I remember 

 Some good day's sport, once early in September ; 

 But such a dog I fancy few could train, 

 " I ne'er shall look upon his like again." 

 But if a brace of dogs you only own, 

 Let them be Pointers, for above I've shown 

 Than Setters they are better, and moreover, 

 A bell hung from their necks, they'll hunt in cover; 

 And when the tintinnabulary sound 

 Ceases, your ear tells where they may be found > 

 For the time, fix'd to earth as all around. 

 My bells are spherically made, diff 'ring 

 Each in the tone it speaks, so each one's ring 



