Kings of the hunting-field : memoirs and anecdotes of distinguished masters of hounds and other celebrities of the chase with histories of famous packs, and hunting traditions of great houses . tdear to him. Not many months before his death, whenit was evident that his fourscore years had at last robbedhis knees of that firm grip of the saddle for which hehad been so long renowned, he said, whilst announcinghis intention of spending some portion of each winter atEgerton Lodge : At least if I can no longer ride tohounds as of yore, I can die at the place which I lovebest on earth. That wish was
Kings of the hunting-field : memoirs and anecdotes of distinguished masters of hounds and other celebrities of the chase with histories of famous packs, and hunting traditions of great houses . tdear to him. Not many months before his death, whenit was evident that his fourscore years had at last robbedhis knees of that firm grip of the saddle for which hehad been so long renowned, he said, whilst announcinghis intention of spending some portion of each winter atEgerton Lodge : At least if I can no longer ride tohounds as of yore, I can die at the place which I lovebest on earth. That wish was gratified, and his longlife closed at Melton, hard by the scenes of many ahunting triumph. Few men, probably, have ever extracted so muchenjoyment out of existence, at any rate in its purelymaterial pleasures, as Thomas Egerton, second Earl ofWilton. He possessed everything that could renderthe world enjoyable to him : perfect health, an ample 174 MnQS of tbe f^untints*fiel^ fortune, troops of friends—and I can think of no betterepitaph for him than the words inscribed, with far lesssignificance, upon the tomb of a famous EngHshsatirist:— Life to ihe last enjoyed, here Wilton ..yK
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