“The fairest work of nature—women.”
“The village maid, may she remain so till she gets a good husband.”
“Love without deceit, and matrimony without regret.”
Sporting sentiments are by no means numerous; only four pages are devoted to them. The following are specimens:—
“May the thirst of blood never disgrace a British sportsman.”
“May the love of the chase never interrupt our attention to the welfare of the country.”
“The huntsman’s pleasures—the field in the morning, the bottle at night.”
Some are in rhyme, and the following is a favourable example:—
“May jovial hunters in the morn
Prepare them for the chase;
Rise at the sounding of the horn,
And health with sport enhance.”
Under the heading of political toasts are a number free from party sentiment, advocating more the glory of our country than the praise of a particular party. We can quite understand how favourably a toast like the following would be received:—