The Badminton Magazine 1899-06: Vol 8 Iss 47 (1899)
Longman, Green & Co · leaf 80
even then he finds the customary tip to the keeper, &c., only just falls inside the constricted limits of his purse. But it is when away from home that he makes up in this respect for his lack of wealth. With his gun over his shoulder, and with a plentiful supply of cartridges in his bag or belt,… … HE HAS BUT TO LAND too zealous Inland Revenue official demanding to see his licence, while his shooting ground is not limited to a few hundred acres or so; a restriction so provocative of exasperation when, having put up a covey of fine birds, one has to relinquish following them simply because…
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