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But the villain no longer at all at a loss, 



Stretched away like a d 1 for Enderby Gorse : 



Where meeting with many a brother and cousin, 



Who knew how to dance a good hay in the furzen ; 



Jack Raven l at length coming up on a hack, 



That a farmer had lent him, whipped off the game pack. 



Running sulky, old Loadstone 2 the stream would not swim, 



No longer sport proving a magnet to him. 



Of mistakes and mishaps, and what each man befell, 



Would the muse could with justice poetical tell ! 



Bob Grosvenor on Plush 3 — though determined to ride — 



Lost at first a good start, and was soon set aside ; 



Though he charged hill and dale, not to lose this rare chase, 



On velvet, Plush could not get a footing, alas ! 



To Tilton sailed bravely Sir Wheeler O'Cuff, 



Where neglecting, through hurry, to keep a good luff, 



To leeward he drifts — how provoking a case ! 



And was forced, though reluctant, to give up the chase. 



As making his way to the pack's not his forte, 



Sir Lawley, 4 as usual, lost half of the sport. 



But then the professed philosophical creed, 



That "all's for the best," — of Master Candide, 



If not comfort Sir R., reconcile may at least ; 



For, with this supposition, his sport is the best. 



Orby Hunter, who seemed to be hunting his fate, 

 Got falls, to the tune of not fewer than eight. 

 Basan's king, 5 upon Glimpse,' 1 sadly out of condition, 

 Pulled up, to avoid of being tired the suspicion. 

 Og did right so to yield ; for he very soon found, 

 His worst had he done, he'd have scarce glimpsed a hound. 

 Charles Meynell, who lay very well with the hounds, 

 Till of Stretton he nearly arrived at the bounds, 

 Now discovered that Waggoner " rather would creep, 

 Than exert his great prowess in taking a leap ; 

 But when crossing the turnpike, he read gg?T " Put on here," 

 'Twas enough to make any one bluster and swear. 

 The Waggoner feeling familiar the road, 

 Was resolved not to quit it ; so stock still he stood. 



1 The name of the huntsman. - The huntsman's horse. 



3 Mr. Robert Grosvenor's horse. 



4 Sir Robert Lawley, called Sir Lawley in the Melton dialect. 



6 Mr. Oglander, familiarly called Og. 6 Mr. Oglander's horse. 



7 Mr. C. Meynell's horse. 



