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of Major — more generally known as Jemmy 

 Gilbert. This gentleman is thus described by 

 the author of " Literary Recollections :" 



"I had often met him in the field before 

 our acquaintance commenced, and being struck 

 with his bold but judicious riding, his perfect 

 management of the pack, and his clear, power- 

 ful, and animating 'Tally-ho,' but I had no 

 conception of the style of his sporting appoint- 

 ments, the completeness of his kennel, or the 

 economy of his household, till an invitation to 

 Lamb's Corner, the place of his residence, en- 

 abled me to witness, admire, and I may add, 

 marvel at them all. Mr. Beckford, the author 

 of the elegant ' Treatise on Hunting' (himself 

 an adept in the sports of the field), had paid a 

 visit to Lamb's Corner long previously to my 

 sojournment in the house, and expressed his 

 pleasure and admiration at the excellence of 

 Mr. Gilbert's hounds, and the scientific manner 

 (if fox-hunting may be deemed a science) in 

 which everything connected with his kennel 

 establishment was adjusted and conducted. In 

 the latter editions of his work, Mr. Beckford 

 frequently alludes to Mr. Gilbert, though not 

 by name, and quotes his authority, on many 

 points, as that of a thorough sportsman. He 

 brings forward also a little trait, which was 



