 We, however, have frequently heard of exhibitions of ' learned pigs;' and we know that Toomer, formerly the game-keeper of sir II. P. St. John Mildmay, actually broke in a black sow to find game, back, and stand, nearly as well as a pointer. " This sow,...  The Literary Panorama - Page 4431809Full view - About this book
 | Enos Bronson - Literature, Modern - 1809 - 458 pages
...of exhibitions of ' learned pigs;' and we know that Toomer, formerly the game-keeper of sir II. P. St. John Mildmay, actually broke in a black sow to...took a great partiality to some pointer puppies, that Toomer, then under keeper of Broomy Lodge, in the New Forest, was breaking1. It played and often came... | |
 | 1809 - 914 pages
...respect. We, however, hiti frequently heard of exhibitions of ' ¿rar» ed pigs;' and we know that Toomer, formerly the game-keeper of sir HP St John Mildmay,...thin, long-legged animal (one of the ugliest of the iitw Forest breed) when very young, took a great partiality to some pointer puppies, that Toomer, then... | |
 | 1810 - 492 pages
...frequently heard of exhibitions of " learned fiigs ;" and we know thut Toomer, formerly the game keeper of Sir HP St. John Mildmay, actually broke in a black...took a great partiality to some pointer puppies, that Toomcr, then underkeeper of Broomy Lodge, in the New Forest, was breaking. It played and often came... | |
 | 1809 - 448 pages
...formerly the game-keeper of sir H. 1'. St. John Mildmay, actually hroke in a hlack sow to find game, hack, and stand, nearly as well as a pointer. " This sow, which was a thin, long-legged animaj (one of the ugliest of the New Forest hreed) when very young, took a great partiality to some... | |
 | 1823 - 626 pages
...pointer. " A black NewForest sow was broken in. by Turner, the gamekeeper to Sir H. St. John Mildmay, to find game, back, and stand, nearly as well as a...thin, long-legged animal, (one of the ugliest of the NewForest breed,) when very young, conceived a great partiality for some pointer puppies Turner was... | |
 | 1819 - 414 pages
...noise, dashing the water to a prodigious height, and occasioning a sort of local storm. A POINTER SOW. THIS sow, which was a thin, long-legged animal, (one of the ugliest of the New Forest hreed) when very young, took a great partiality to some pointerpuppies, that Toomer, then under keeper... | |
 | Tales - Conduct of life - 1820 - 560 pages
...black sow, belonging to Sir Henry Mildmay, which was actually broke in by his game-keeper, Toomer, to find game, back, and stand, nearly as well as a pointer. This sow, (one of the ugliest of the New Forest breed) when very young, took a great partiality to some pointer... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1826 - 376 pages
...black New Forest sow, which was broken in by Tumor, the gamekeeper to Sir H. St. John Mildmay, to 6nd game, back, and stand, nearly as well as a pointer....(one of the ugliest of the New Forest breed), when *ery young, conceived so great a partiality to some pointer puppies that Tumor was breaking, that it... | |
 | Conduct of life - 1821 - 276 pages
...black sow, belonging to Sir Henry Mildmay, which was actually broke in by his game-keeper, Toomer, to find game, back, and stand, nearly as well as a pointer. This sow, (one of the ugliest of the New Forest breed) when very young, took a great partiality to some pointer... | |
 | William Bengo' Collyer - 1823 - 504 pages
...improvement in this respect. We, however, have frequently heard of ' learned pigs,' and we know that Toomer, formerly the game-keeper of Sir HP St. John Mildmay,...game, back, and stand, nearly as well as a pointer." British Quadrupeds, p. 452. " Notwithstanding their general filthy character, it is singular, that... | |
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