Part 1

Transcriber's notes:

+Plus signs+ have been used to indicate small caps. underscores have been used to identify italics. =equal signs= have been used to identify bold text.

Minor punctuation errors have been corrected.

The original book contains instances of hyphenated and unhyphenated variants of words. These have been retained.

THE HORSE AND HIS RIDER.

+By SIR FRANCIS B. HEAD, Bart.+

WORKS BY SIR FRANCIS HEAD.

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+the hounds are LATE to-day!+

FRONTISPIECE]

THE HORSE AND HIS RIDER.

+By SIR FRANCIS B. HEAD, Bart.+

He grew unto his seat; And to such wond'rous doing brought his horse, As he had been incorps'd and demy-natur'd With the brave beast.

Hamlet, Act iv. Scene 7.

SECOND EDITION.

LONDON: JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET. 1861.