Baily's Magazine of Sports and Pastimes, Volum 27Baily Bros., 1875 |
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Pàgina 8
... hill . Above the common height and of a spare muscular frame , hardened by exercise and tough as bell - wire , the Parson in his ordinary walk covered a good four feet of ground at every stride ; and there were few men in the West who ...
... hill . Above the common height and of a spare muscular frame , hardened by exercise and tough as bell - wire , the Parson in his ordinary walk covered a good four feet of ground at every stride ; and there were few men in the West who ...
Pàgina 19
... hill , and its long ranges of snug boxes and roomy pastures for the mothers of the stud . In addition to those sporting tastes which mostly endear to their fellow- countrymen the potentates of the racing world , Sir Joseph Hawley was ...
... hill , and its long ranges of snug boxes and roomy pastures for the mothers of the stud . In addition to those sporting tastes which mostly endear to their fellow- countrymen the potentates of the racing world , Sir Joseph Hawley was ...
Pàgina 20
... hill , and the woods grew with all the luxuriance of a tropical jungle . It was not a country , however , that had exactly marched in the van of civilisation , and in conse- quence old - world ways and old - world thoughts lingered ...
... hill , and the woods grew with all the luxuriance of a tropical jungle . It was not a country , however , that had exactly marched in the van of civilisation , and in conse- quence old - world ways and old - world thoughts lingered ...
Pàgina 21
... hill ; will ' ee drink ? ” The old man answered the question by taking the cup , and , turning his eyes piously towards heaven , brought the bottom of the mug so steadily and so surely in the same direction , that Tom was fain to call ...
... hill ; will ' ee drink ? ” The old man answered the question by taking the cup , and , turning his eyes piously towards heaven , brought the bottom of the mug so steadily and so surely in the same direction , that Tom was fain to call ...
Pàgina 25
... Hills , ' Twas my gallant old horse's last effort , ' Twas a mixture of pleasure and pain , In that gallop where Grace's Blaze - Chestnut Jumped walls , and ne'er jumped them again . Farewell , gentle reader ! If you These tales of past ...
... Hills , ' Twas my gallant old horse's last effort , ' Twas a mixture of pleasure and pain , In that gallop where Grace's Blaze - Chestnut Jumped walls , and ne'er jumped them again . Farewell , gentle reader ! If you These tales of past ...
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Passatges populars
Pàgina 356 - For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on it: and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself in it.
Pàgina 342 - The antlered monarch of the waste Sprung from his heathery couch in haste. But ere his fleet career he took, The dew-drops from his flanks he shook; Like crested leader proud and high...
Pàgina 281 - AND WITHAM. — A System of Figure Skating. Being the Theory and Practice of the Art as developed in England, with a Glance at its Origin and History.
Pàgina 100 - Paley was ardently attached to this amusement; so much so, that when the Bishop of Durham inquired of him, when one of his most important works would be finished, he said, with great simplicity and good humour, " My Lord, I shall work steadily at it when the fly-fishing season is over," as if this were ab*siness of his life.
Pàgina 138 - The server shall not serve until the striker-out is ready. If the latter attempt to return the service, he shall be deemed to be ready.
Pàgina 219 - ... good man be ? — By the side of a spring, on the breast of Helvellyn, Under the twigs of a young birch tree ! The oak that in summer was sweet to hear, And rustled its leaves in the fall of the year, And whistled and roared in the winter alone, Is gone, — and the birch in its stead is grown. — The Knight's bones are dust, And his good sword rust ; — His soul is with the saints, I trust.
Pàgina 136 - I have seen a quintain set upon Cornhill, by the Leadenhall, where the attendants on the lords of merry disports have run, and made great pastime; for he that hit not the broad end of the quintain was...
Pàgina 136 - Hence it is clear, that the ring was put in the place of the quintain. The excellency of the pastime was to ride at full speed, and thrust the point of the lance through the ring, which was supported in a case or sheath, by the means of two springs, but might be readily drawn out by the force of the stroke, and remain upon the top of the lance.
Pàgina 139 - Vantage ' is then introduced, and a player, in order to score game, must win two points in succession, viz., vantage and game ; otherwise though he may have won vantage, if he should lose the next stroke the score returns to deuce.
Pàgina 46 - The eye of man hath not heard, the ear of man hath not seen, man's hand is not able to taste, his tongue to conceive, nor his heart to report what my dream was!