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in mind than at this present hour ; and well may be 

 coupled with it the admonishment, ^^ Hope on, hope ever." 

 The motto " Ostendo, non ostento " — I show, I sham not 

 — deeply imprinted on the walls of Lamport Hall, forms 

 what is termed in heraldry " a punning motto," remarkably 

 adapted to a family long notable for straightforwardness 

 and sincerity. 



MR. GILBERT. 



If whole-heartedness in fox-preserving can confer im- 

 mortality upon any one, Mr. Thomas Gilbert of Swinford 

 can show an unequalled claim to that distinction. Loving 

 sport for its own sake, and bent upon using every en- 

 deavour to ensure the success of the pack to which he is 

 chiefly attached, there is no one in the large Lutterworth 

 area to whom the thanks of Pytchley as well as other 

 sportsmen are more justly due than to Mr. Gilbert. To 

 him, indeed, ought to have been dedicated the well- 

 known lines composed by a Nottinghamshire sportsman, 

 and entitled '' The Whole Duty of Man." 



The lesson that I give, 



If any one holds cheap, he'll 

 Find he cannot live, 



Or die with decent people. 

 Your business all, if old, 



Young, or children in 3'our frocks is, 

 In one short precept told. 



Namely — preserve the foxes. 



If you this solemn claim 



Shall wickedly neglect, you 

 Will hear the dogs bark, shame, 



And the puppies won't respect 3'ou. 

 You may in woe find mirth, 



In pillory or stocks ease. 

 But you won't find peace on earth. 



If you OiOiit p)i"eserve the foxes. 



