ongs and verses on sporting subjects

Egerton-Warburton, R. E. (1804-1891)

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Vive La Chasse!

My Dentist.

Lines Suggested by the Will of the late George Payne, Esq.

On the Visit of the Empress of Austria to Kildare.

A Love Chase.

On the Death of the Prince Imperial.

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Lines Suggested by the Will of the late George Payne, Esq.

Well ere his earthly race was run,
Did Payne bequeath the plate he won,
Won not by conquest on the course,
By rider's skill nor speed of horse,
A worthier prize which serves to tell,
How friends and neighbours loved him well;
A trophy such as they deserve
Alone, who ne'er from Honour swerve.
That gift entrusted to its care,
The Shire which gave is now its heir,
And long as Althorp's walls endure
There treasured shall it rest secure,
His name henceforth by this bequest
Endear'd to many a future guest.

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Lines Suggested by the Will of the late George Payne, Esq.