. The American sportsman: . structive information regarding the habits of ourgame-birds, sporting-dogs, &c. &c. Mr. George G. White, the principal draughtsman, and,I may say, pupil, of Mr. Cassins in this particular kind ofdrawing, has displayed much taste as well as artistic skillin his delineations of the birds; and we doubt if he has anysuperior, if equal, on our side of the vasty deep in this spe-cial branch of designing. His chapter-headings and many 10 PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION. of the vignettes are also spirited and characteristic; the title-page of the four seasons, and frontispiec
. The American sportsman: . structive information regarding the habits of ourgame-birds, sporting-dogs, &c. &c. Mr. George G. White, the principal draughtsman, and,I may say, pupil, of Mr. Cassins in this particular kind ofdrawing, has displayed much taste as well as artistic skillin his delineations of the birds; and we doubt if he has anysuperior, if equal, on our side of the vasty deep in this spe-cial branch of designing. His chapter-headings and many 10 PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION. of the vignettes are also spirited and characteristic; the title-page of the four seasons, and frontispiece, are very pleasingcompositions, and give still further evidences of his talent andgenius as an artist. With these few comments, we again send our volume forthfrom the press, trusting, as before,/ar more to the well-knoiougenerosity of the craft for its kind reception, than to any great meriiof its own, but at the same time bearing in mind the good oldLatin proverb, that—Frustra laborat qui omnibus My dear Doctor:— Although w(^ have never flushed the covej, started thewoodcock, or winged the wild duck, in company, yet I knowfull well your partiality for the country, as also your earlyfondness for field and rural sports; and, if you had not been80 early engrossed by professional duties, I doubt not thatyou would have been the foremost among those who deriveso much enjoyment and healthful recreation from the dogand gun. Be not surprised, therefore, my dear sir, that, without anyprevious intimation, I should dedicate this volume to you;and at the time rest assured that, in so doing, I am not aloneinfluenced by those early feelings of friendship naturallyengendered by your many kindnesses to me while a studentin your ofiice, but I beg rather to present it as a slight tokenof the high appreciation I entertain of your varied talents anddistinguished worth in the profession of which you are sosuccessful a teacher and practitioner. Accept, then, dear sir, this litt
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