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Title: The old English 'squire, "a jovial gay fox hunter, bold, frank, and free" : a poem in ten cantos
Year: 1905 (1900s)
Authors: Careless, John, d. 1556
Subjects: Horses
Publisher: London : Methuen
Contributing Library: Webster Family Library of Veterinary Medicine
Digitizing Sponsor: Tufts University

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f field sports, and hap what might hap.In six daj^s at the most at the hall they would sup. Mr. Edward beggd hard he would grant his attention.Before he went down to a pleasing collection 68 THE OLD ENGLISH SQUIRE Of paintings, to sell on the following day, At an auction much famd, twould cause little delay;Himself was a judge, and would go with the squire,Lovd paintings to view, and was sometimes a buyer.The squire could not refuse for one single day.So agreed twas in London, one day more tostay; i^S^ To view this collection, describd as most pleasing.Fond of pictures, he hoped to find it amusing.The morrow soon came, both went to the room,So early the auctioneer was not yet come.Walking all round, with minute inspection.The squire lookd to find out this pleasing collection ;For on high stood a Judith with Holfernes head.Near to which was poor Lazarus raisd from the dead ;Below cruel Herods Massacre displayd.And mothers with grief agonizing pour-trayd; i^o (Goes to a picti-tre saile.
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T?u Ttct-t plcascnj/ /)i:clure Tins SalomonsjtulffTrunir,WTure a Centinel held a. fine dade oer lA^pavcTrterU: CANTO THE FIFTH 69 Some half score of Magdalens^ some done by GuidO;,Some copied from some one^ perhaps from Correggio,With the head of om* Saviour most painfully justTo the life, when the thorns in his temple were thrust.It was calld Carlo Dolce, indeed tis no matterBy whom it was painted, for never was betterPain painfully painted, nor eer was arraydSuch deep marks of grief as the Saviour betrayd.The next pleasing picture was Solomons J udgment.Where a sentinel held a fine babe oer the pavement, 1150 By one heel in the air, and ready to severThe infant in two, to please the false mother.Next in line stood the Ark enveloped in fogs.On the foreground dead bodies, men, horses and dogs ;Said Edward, The painter has put you into a Sad thick hazy weather, I think, Mr. Noah. 70 THE OLD ENGLISH SQUIRE The porter observd that the painter was Avrong As it rained successfully forty da

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