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gentleman without honour^ or the dealer with- 

 out principle^ is entitled to every degree; of 

 duplicifii he can bring into practice ; they lay 

 equal claim to the privilege of bbliqueij pM¥- 

 ing their own horses (as standers by praising 

 their unequalled qualiiicatians, and biddmg 

 for them) with an affected enchiisiasm^ there- 

 by inducing the unwary to proceed io tiae 

 purchase very much beyond the iotrinsie 

 value. The credulous dupe becomes in a 

 short time convinced of the huhhky and is io 

 possession of no consolation but the law of 

 retaliation^, by a repetition of traosfer ; iie- ' 

 Icessity compels him to sell at the mme or a 

 umilar market with an equaF degree of de- 

 ceptiou;, in Vv^hich he now becomes initiated ; 

 and the perpetual routine of crippled kciSpiMl 

 horses is thus supported by the very predo- 

 minant plea of self-preservation. 



These facts being well established, and 

 amongst the experienced universally knowo^ 

 it is generally admitted that the most pror 

 bable method of acquiring a yoimg„ scmzid^ 

 perfect horse, must be by purchasing in the 

 coantry, before they have made% '^ trading 

 voyage'* to the metropolis i where^ with the 



