Beckford wrote in a series of letters to a friend. A first whipper-in should be given the chance to hunt hounds occasionally and I quote: “I have always thought a huntsman a happy man; his office is pleasing, and at the same time flattering; we pay him for that...
So back to my toast “to this greatest of sports” – here’s a health to all huntsman, spare Reynard a thought. May we follow the horn till it’s our turn to die. If St. Peter has hounds, he will here the loud cry. Tally-ho, tally-ho, tally...
“For this is the wise gods’ guiding – when winds have broken the rose, And the new year’s buds are hiding, and mist on the moorland goes, when gales from the north are gliding, And gates of the summer close – That the lords of the land go...
I often quote this little verse: “Some people like the opera where primadonnas sing, while others like an orchestra to make the rafters ring; with instruments and voices, the lofty hall resounds, But frankly, Sir, i much prefer the music of the...
Het is alles over de honden. goede jacht – gelukkig jacht met vrienden. Of course it is all about the hounds – happy hunting with friends. you can’t say hunting isn’t cosmopolitan – a universal interest in the art of venery. I thought...
“There is nought so queer as women and scent” (Rather partial to Jo Malone myself) Much has been discussed on the subject, John Jorrocks says “take not your hounds out on a very windy day! Scent is a vapour and the wind blows it hither and...
