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neral satisfaction ; his sport was excellent, 

 his natural good temper and condescending 

 manners to every description of people 

 gained him the esteem of all parties ; and 

 during his reign such a thing as a blank 

 day was totally unknown. 



The subject upon which I am now about 

 to treat is, I am well aware, a very delicate 

 one ; but as you have requested me to 

 give my candid opinion upon every thing 

 which relates to fox-hunting, I should con- 

 sider myself remiss if I did not do so. 



Gentlemen should recollect, let their 

 situation in life be ever so exalted, if they 

 condescend to hunt their own hounds, that 

 when in the field they are huntsmen; a 

 huntsman is a public character, and as such 

 is liable to have remarks and criticisms made 

 by the Field (who it is always to be remem- 

 bered are but lookers on, and as such, are 

 apt to flatter themselves they know as much 

 of the game as the actual player,) and 



