Records of the Old Charlton Hunt 



Mars does the same, with old, tho' valUant men.* 

 the young ones too, by this time tryd, and known, 

 which enters not, which cannot run, or tires ; 

 away with such, let all be good he keeps, 

 and threescore Couple be at least the Stock, 

 to furnish hounds for thrice a week to Hunt; 

 and thirty couple at a times enough. 



Let Terriers small be bred, and taught to bay, 



when Foxes find an unstopt Badjers earthe, 



to Guide the Delvers, where to sink the Trench ; 



peculiar is their breed, to some unknown, 



who choose a fighting biting Curr, who lyes 



and is scarce heard, but often kills the Fox ; 



with such a one, bid him a Beagle Join, 



the smallest kind, my Nymphs for Hare do use, 



that Crofs gives Nose, and wisdom to come in, 



when Foxes earth, and hounds all bayeing stand. 



This beagle blood, for this alone allow'd, 



reject it in the pack in every shape, 



the Ignorant, who oft have bred too high, 



do falsly think, the Nose thus to regain, 



the Crofs is wrong, it alters quite the breed, 



makes Fox hounds hang, and Chatter, ore the Scent, 



as Vermin blood makes Beagles overrun, 



the Beagle, for the Hare alone design'd, 



tho' Foxhounds some so falsly term, when small ; 



if he marks well these hints, he cannot err. 



* Vide the War Office List of Oificers on Half Pay. 



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