. The American sportsman : containing hints to sportsmen, notes on shooting, and the habits of game birds and wild fowl of America . tructive information regarding the habits of ourgame-birds, sporting-dogs, &c. &c. Mr. George G. ^VTiite, 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 IG PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION.
. The American sportsman : containing hints to sportsmen, notes on shooting, and the habits of game birds and wild fowl of America . tructive information regarding the habits of ourgame-birds, sporting-dogs, &c. &c. Mr. George G. ^VTiite, 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 IG 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-knowngenerosity of the craft for its kind reception^ than to any great meritof its own^ but at the same time bearing in mind the good oldLatin proverb, that—Frustra laborat qui omnibus My dear Doctor:— Although we have never flushed the covey, started thewoodcock, or wmged the wild duck, in company, yet I knowfull well 3our partiality for the country, as also your earlyfondness for field and rural sports; and, if you had not heenso 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 office, but I beg rather to present it as a slight tokenof the high appreciation I entertain of your varied talents anddistinguished worth in the
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