A. C. Smith

Name: Memoir of Mr. John Legg, of Market Lavington, Wilts. An Advanced Ornithologist of the 18th Century
Author: A. C. Smith

Memoir of Mr. John Legg, of Market Lavington… (1894)

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“Memoir of Mr. John Legg, of Market Lavington, Wilts. An Advanced Ornithologist of the 18th Century”, published in 1894, is a work by A. C. Smith. It explores elements such as Market Lavington, author and John Legg.

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A. C. Smith, Memoir of Mr. John Legg, of Market Lavington… (1894)

“ As I picture to myself the solitude of those vast plains and downs, when the tinkle of the sheep-bell was the only sound telling of man’s occupation; when the whistle of the steam engine was yet unknown; when wheat-hoeing in the spring (so destructive to such birds as nest on the ground) was not yet practised; when the sportsman’s only weapon was a flint-lock gun, and breech-loaders and even percussion caps had not been invented; and when to "shoot flying" was an art only mastered by a select few; our wild birds enjoyed such security and freedom from disturbance as one can hardly realize now. ”

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A. C. Smith, Memoir of Mr. John Legg, of Market Lavington… (1894)

“ The only other relatives of whom I can learn anything were his brother the Rev. Joseph Legg, who was for about fifty-four years Perpetual Curate of Maddington, also his son, Richard Henry Legge (nephew to our author) ; and his niece, the late Mrs. Fowle, of Market Lavington, whose sole surviving child (Mrs. Ludlow, of Dorchester) at present holds the Legg property at Market Lavington.
It has been stated that John Legg belonged to a branch of the Dartmouth family, and it may have been so, but I can find no evidence of it. ”

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A. C. Smith, Memoir of Mr. John Legg, of Market Lavington… (1894)

“ A curious, particular, and accurate account is given of every bird found in Great Britain, whether aquatic, migratory, or local; and every thing relating to the nature of birds in general, is treated of in as entertaining a manner as the nature of the subject would allow. ”

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A. C. Smith, Memoir of Mr. John Legg, of Market Lavington… (1894)

“ The property which once belonged to our author at Market Lavington still remains in the possession of his family, and though there are no members of it who bear his name now residing in the parish, the lands and houses are still owned by a lady of advanced age, whose mother before her marriage bore the name of Legg ”

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A. C. Smith, Memoir of Mr. John Legg, of Market Lavington… (1894)

“ There may, however, have been grounds for such assertion which we have failed to trace. At any rate the present members of the family repudiate such claim. Lord Dartmouth is not aware that any branch of his family had settled in Wiltshire and the present representative of our author (Mr. Henry Legge) expressly says “we never claimed any relationship with the Dartmouth family.” ”

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A. C. Smith, Memoir of Mr. John Legg, of Market Lavington… (1894)

“ This pamphlet gives a further clue to the identification of our anonymous author, for previous to the date at the end of the preface (page X.) , "Market Lavington, Wilts, Oct. 2, 1788," we have the important addition of the author’s initials, "J. L." Again, bound up and paged with the same treatise is another short pamphlet, entitled "Meditations in a Churchyard, or, Farther Reflections on Death and Immortality. ”

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A. C. Smith, Memoir of Mr. John Legg, of Market Lavington… (1894)

“ And our author must have learned his experience of Wiltshire ornithology under these happy conditions; and I repeat that his "History of British Birds" would be to the Wiltshire naturalist almost invaluable. And it is possible, though perhaps hardly probable, that the MS. still exists: for it is strange how old MSS. which have lain neglected and unknown for years in some cupboard or box, do occasionally come to light ”

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A. C. Smith, Memoir of Mr. John Legg, of Market Lavington… (1894)

“ John Legg, of Market Lavington, Wilts,
An Advanced Ornithologist of the 18th Century
By the Rev. A. C. Smith
In 1780 was published anonymously, price one shilling, in paper covers, printed and sold, for the Author, by Collins and Johnson, of Salisbury, sold also by Fielding and Walker, of Paternoster Row, a post 8vo treatise of x. ”

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