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... Barbary horses , I freely confess , are my favourites , and I allow them the prefer- ence as to shape , strength , natural air , and docility . Mountain Barbes are horses of the best courage ; many of them bear the marks 50 THE HORSE .
... Barbary horses , I freely confess , are my favourites , and I allow them the prefer- ence as to shape , strength , natural air , and docility . Mountain Barbes are horses of the best courage ; many of them bear the marks 50 THE HORSE .
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... natural oat , which is little better that a weed , to produce a sample that should rival that of his neighbour in the market . Were the finest East- ern horse that could be procured brought to the starting - post at Newmarket , with the ...
... natural oat , which is little better that a weed , to produce a sample that should rival that of his neighbour in the market . Were the finest East- ern horse that could be procured brought to the starting - post at Newmarket , with the ...
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... naturally seek to learn how he accounts for the " great superiority " which the English horse has attained . He attributes it to our " damp foggy climate , " combined with " good pasture and judicious management . " He has increased in ...
... naturally seek to learn how he accounts for the " great superiority " which the English horse has attained . He attributes it to our " damp foggy climate , " combined with " good pasture and judicious management . " He has increased in ...
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... natural barb mare , was renowned for his performances , which were deemed greater than any other horse's in England . three years old he beat Postmaster for five hundred guineas ; he received from Prior two hundred guineas ; he won from ...
... natural barb mare , was renowned for his performances , which were deemed greater than any other horse's in England . three years old he beat Postmaster for five hundred guineas ; he received from Prior two hundred guineas ; he won from ...
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... Natural History . Botany . Mosses , Fungi , & c . Veterinary Works and Agriculture India , China , Japan , and the East PAGE 2 29 34 36 The Reduced Prices of these Books can be had on application to any Bookseller at Home and Abroad ...
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