152 SHOOTING.: 



This world affords, and carefully preserve 

 The latter, as the former it will serve 

 To mellow into green old age, and save 

 You many a limb and heart ache, 'fore the grave 

 Closes your brief career, the final bourn 

 From which, to tell their fate, none e'er return. 

 Nought will, like exercise, conduce to health, 

 In which consists the wise man's greatest wealth ; 

 And sporting will be found the readiest way 

 It to confirm, off ailment's scores to pay ; 

 The body's welfare much upon the mind 

 Depends, we know, and oft has been defin'd : 

 Following up that, and keeping in your view 

 Temp'rance of habits ; but I'd not pursue 

 The plans of those who join societies, 

 And think thereby that in a conduct lies 

 Reproachless virtue, which rejects the good 

 Th' Almighty has dispens'd, fearing they should, 

 As such-like wav'rers very likely would, 

 Be found diverging from propriety, 

 Or daily tripping from sobriety ; 



