. A general history of quadrupeds : the figures engraved on wood . t, inftead of HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 5 crofling the breed, the Arabs take every precaution tokeep it pure and unmixed : They preferve, with the great-eft care and for an amazing length of time, the genea-logies of their Horfes ; thofe of the firft kind are calledNobles, being of a pure and ancient race, purer thanmilk. They have likewife two other kinds, which, hav-ing been degraded by common alliances, fell at inferiorprices. From Arabia, the race of Horfes has probably extend-ed into Barbary and other parts of Africa ; thofe
. A general history of quadrupeds : the figures engraved on wood . t, inftead of HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 5 crofling the breed, the Arabs take every precaution tokeep it pure and unmixed : They preferve, with the great-eft care and for an amazing length of time, the genea-logies of their Horfes ; thofe of the firft kind are calledNobles, being of a pure and ancient race, purer thanmilk. They have likewife two other kinds, which, hav-ing been degraded by common alliances, fell at inferiorprices. From Arabia, the race of Horfes has probably extend-ed into Barbary and other parts of Africa ; thofe beingconfidered as next to the Arabian Horfes in fwiftnefs andbeauty, though they are fomewhat fmaller. The Spanijh Genette is held in great eftimation: Likethe former, it is fmall, but beautiful, and extretnely fwift. The Horfes of India and many parts of China are ex-tremely fmall and vicious. One of thefe was fome yearsago brought into this country as a prefent to the queen,which was very little larger than fome maftiifs, meafur^ing only nine hands in At HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS.
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