m OBSERVATIONS. 



by introducing '' A Tale of a Tub'* in every 

 page, foreign to the matter in question, 

 merely for the purpose of swelling this work 

 to a size that may contribute to its disgrace ; 

 reserving to myself one consolation — if it does 

 not become entitled to approbation for its 

 utility, neither pique or prejudice shall have 

 just cause to condemn it for its prolixity. 



It has been hitherto customary, in the in- 

 troductory part of tracts upon this subject, 

 to enlarge upon the shape, make, figure, and 

 qualifications, of a hori^e for the turf, field, 

 road, &c. And all this might be very appli- 

 cable and proper, even iioWy could v,e for a 

 moment suppose that a sportsman does not 

 know a HORSE from an ass, or that a gentle- 

 man attends a repository, fair, market, or 

 sale, with a book in his hand or his pocket, 

 by w^ay of remembrancer. Exclusive of this 

 consideration, in the present stage of refine- 

 ment, we are become so truly enlightened, 

 that every juvenile devotee to Diana, who has 

 just escaped from the tender anxiety of his 

 mamma and tlie successful attention of his 

 tutor^ talks loudly and confidently of the 

 "fuileye,'' '' small ear,'' *' deep chest,'' '' close 



