Sporting anecdotes, original and selected; 1825 (1825)
Pierce Egan (1772-1849), George Cruikshank, and Robert Cruikshank · leaf 77
his throat in hundreds, bury- ing their stings in the passage, and, like certain patriots of the biped race, heedlessly sacrificing their own lives to the supposed good of the republic. The dreadful yells of the mastiff at length attracted the notice of the owner and his neighbours; but their… … On one side of the pedestal is placed the following Huscription. Near this spot are deposited the remains of one who possessed beauty without vanity, strength without insolence, courage without ferocity, and all the virtues of man without his vices. This praise, which would be unmeaning flattery if…
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