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and often met him in Staffordshire hunting 

 them himself; he was then, according 

 to my recollection, the worst sportsman 

 and wildest huntsman that I ever saw out 

 with hounds. That wildness he soon re- 

 strained to proper eagerness, keeping in 

 bounds the finest spirits and energy that 

 perhaps man ever possessed. His voice 

 and articulation were delightfully harmoni- 

 ous and energetic, — his view-halloo thrilled 

 every one near him, — and his language was 

 too pertinent to be misunderstood. His 

 indignation in the field was sometimes ex- 

 cessive; frequently expressed by looks, 

 sometimes by deputies, — but when by 

 words, he seldom or ever degenerated to 

 rudeness. After rebuking a man once or 

 twice, he would tell him he was incor- 

 rigible, and it was of no use to admonish 

 him. He complained of having to find 

 fault with the Universities of Oxford and 

 Cambridge, for disgorging annually such a 



