124 SHOOTING : 



Varied sensations rise ; the wholesome air 

 Throughout the day inhal'd, and welcome fare 

 Again at hand, prompt him to mend his pace, 

 And yet unwittingly ; the slightest trace 

 Of the day's fag's effect is not perceiv'd, 

 And by th' unpractis'd 'twould not be belie v'd 

 His march had been so far ; the vig'rous frame 

 Nought of fatigue is conscious, but the name. 

 Ye who like us would laugh, aye, laugh to scorn 

 Ennui and lassitude in every form 

 Morosely they assume, quick join our band ; 

 The torpid muscles soon at thy command 

 Shall any distance serve, while the mind's ease, 

 A consequence of sport, shall never cease 

 To make thy lives a blessing, and in vain 

 Shall cankering care disturb the tranquil brain. 



The dogs put up and seen to, your next care 

 Will be your proper person to prepare 

 The inner man to line, and if distress'd 

 With the day's lengthy fag, you'll feel refresh'd 



