. Coaching days & ways. Horses; Coaching (Transportation) -- England; England -- Social life and customs. 290 COACHING DAYS AND COACHING WAYS quainted with that famous ride. But now Edmonton gains as much fame perhaps from having been the resi- dence of Charles Lamb as from Cowper's humorous poem. A few miles further on and we are at Enfield Highway, and in the neighbourhood of that celebrated Chase where once our kings and queens used to disport them- selves, but where now the jerry builder and the credulous agriculturist who believes in small holdings labour day by day. James I. was here
. Coaching days & ways. Horses; Coaching (Transportation) -- England; England -- Social life and customs. 290 COACHING DAYS AND COACHING WAYS quainted with that famous ride. But now Edmonton gains as much fame perhaps from having been the resi- dence of Charles Lamb as from Cowper's humorous poem. A few miles further on and we are at Enfield Highway, and in the neighbourhood of that celebrated Chase where once our kings and queens used to disport them- selves, but where now the jerry builder and the credulous agriculturist who believes in small holdings labour day by day. James I. was here hunting on an extremely wet day, on his royal progress up to London, and. "^'t^f 'iii^ ,'./»4vv- I M I'M') *. ^â â¢'"'^ The Geors^e and Vulture. Tottcnlunn. curiousl)% as it seems to me for such an acute sportsman, was much disconcerted by the showers. I had thought that a southerly wnnd and a rainy sky realized the hunter's ideal ; but I suppose that James's padded saddle got wet, certain it is that he broke up the hunt long before he had a chance of breaking up the stag, and retired to London in the worst of moods. And 1 hope the luirl of Northumberland, who rode on his right hand, and the l^arl of Nottingham who rode upon his left, properly appreciated their Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Cuming, E. D. (Edward William Dirom), 1862-1941; Armour, G. D. (George Denholm), 1864-1949. [London] : Hodder and Stoughton
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