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the ftable, is more the duty of others to con- 

 iider than me to point out. 



Contrading therefore all the attending con- 

 fiderations into one point of view, I ihall 

 openly and fairly enter my opinion againft 

 the operation of trepanning^ fo plauiibly held 

 forth with all its fpecious advantages. For 

 what does the whole amount to more than 

 this ? — If the horfe fhould abfolutely recover, 

 and (what is ftill more unlikely) become ade« 

 quate to the very purpofes he was deflined to 

 before the attack -, when the long ilhiefs, fup-^ 

 forty attendance, ^Sid farrier s hilly are balanced 

 againfthis value, he muft be a moft excellent 

 horfe, and very much above tlie line of rhe- 

 diocrity, to have the credit accompt in his 

 favour. In fadl, the moil probable conjecture 

 is, his inevitable diffolution; but, fhould he 

 miraeuloufly efcape from both the diftemper 

 and operator, ranking under the denominationL 

 of a cured horfcy he may, perhaps, be then qua* 

 lified to linger out a wretched exiftence in fome 

 park or pafture, but never .enabled to encounter 

 labour or fatigue. 



