 | ...much to undergo, and should have strength proportioned to it : Let his legs be straight as arrows, his feet round and not too large, his shoulders back,...wide than narrow, his chest deep, his back broad, liis head small, his neck thin, his tail thick and bushy, and if he carry it well so much the better."... | |
 | Peter Beckford - 1802 - 360 páginas
...much to undergo, and should have strength proportioned to it. Let his legs be straight as arrows ; his feet round ; and not too large ; his shoulders...than narrow ; his chest deep ; his back broad ; his i head small ; his neck thin ; his tail thick and brushy ; if he carry it well, so much the better.... | |
 | Richard Lawrence (veterinary surgeon.) - 1816 - 507 páginas
...undergo, he should have strength proportioned to the task : his legs should be straight as arrows ; his feet round, and not too large ; his shoulders...his head small ; his neck thin ; his tail thick and bushy, and if he carry it well so much the better. The great attention, during the last sixty years,... | |
 | Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - 1826
...work. " Let his legs be strait as arrows ; his feet round, and not too large ; his chest deep, and back broad ; his head small ; his neck thin ; his tail thick and brushy — if he carries it well, so much the better. This last point, however trifling it may appear, gave rise to... | |
 | 1826
...work. " Let his legs be strait as arrows ; his feet round, and not too large ; his chest deep, and back broad ; his head small ; his neck thin ; his tail thick and brushy — if he carries it well, so much the better. This last point, however trifling it may appear, gave rise to... | |
 | 1826
...work. " Let his legs be strait as arrows ; his feet round, and not too large ; his chest deep, and back broad ; his head small ; his neck thin ; his tail thick and brushy — if he carries it well, so much the better. This last point, however trifling it may appear, gave rise to... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - 1829
...he can neither run fast nor do much work. His legs ought to be straight, his feet round and not very large, his shoulders back, his breast rather wide...his head small, his neck thin, his tail thick and bushy and well carried. None of those young hounds which are out at the elbows, or such as are weak... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford, Henry Vethake - 1831
...management. The points of a good hound are thus laid down : — His legs should be perfectly straight, lus feet round and not too large, his shoulders back,...his head small, his neck thin, his tail thick and bushy. As to the size, most sportsmen have their prejudices, some preferring them small, and others... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth - 1831
...of a good hound arc thus laid down : — His legs should be perfectly straight, his feet round aud not too large, his shoulders back, his breast rather...his back broad, his head small, his neck thin, his toil thick and bushy. As to the size, most sportsmen have their prejudices, some preferring them small,... | |
 | Encyclopaedia Americana - 1831
...legs should be perfectly straight, his feet round and not too large, his shoulders hack, his hreast rather wide than narrow, his chest deep, his back broad, his head small, his neck tiiin, his tail ihick and bushy. A3 to the size, most sportsmen have their prejudice^ some preferring... | |
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... he has much to undergo, and should have strength proportioned to it. - Let his legs be straight as arrows; his feet round, and not too large; his shoulders back; his breast rather wide than narrow; his chest deep; his back broad; his head small; his... 
