PHILOSOPHY IN SPORT.

VOL. III.

'Tis not enough that Greek and Roman page,
At stated hours, the sprightly boy engage;
Ev'n in his pastimes he requires a friend,
To warn, and teach him safely to unbend;
And levying thus, and with an easy sway,
A tax of profit from his very play,
T'impress a value, not to be eras'd,
On moments, squander'd else, and running all to waste.

Cowper's Tirocinium.

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Paris, John Ayrton

PHILOSOPHY IN SPORT

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SCIENCE IN EARNEST;

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- AN ATTEMPT TO ILLUSTRATE THE FIRST PRINCIPLES

OF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY

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CONTENTS

THE THIRD VOLUME.

CHAP. I.

Page

A communication which threw all Overton into a bustle.

- The thaumatrope. — The amusement which its ex-

hibition afforded. — Mrs. Seymour improves its con-

struction, and renders it little less than an instrument of

magic. ..........

CHAP. II.

The vicar's sermon. — The emigration of Miss Ryland

and her cronies. – Village preparations for the recep-

tion of Mr. Beacham and his bride. — The procession.

- Mr. Twaddleton addresses the assembly. - The

major and his visitors are accompanied by Mr. Seymour

and the vicar, to superintend the arrangements for the

ensuing festivities. — The curious discussions, which

took place on that occasion. — The origin of the swing.

- Merry-Andrews. — Tragetours. — Other itinerant