And if, again, we were to examine the sentiments contained in many of these, by the known sentiments of the Quakers on the several subjects of each, we should find that, as a highly professing people, more objections would arise against vocal music among them, than among other people.
Let us, for example, just glance at that class of songs, which in the collection would be called hunting songs.

In these men are invited to the pleasures of the chase, as to pleasures of a superior kind.

The triumphs over the timid hare are celebrated in these with a kind of enthusiastic joy, and celebrated too as triumphs, worthy of the character of men.

Glory Is even attached to these pursuits.

But the Quakers, as it will appear in a future chapter, endeavour to prevent their youth from following any of the diversions of the field.