134 SHOEING. 



Tier of his going, is all that can be required ; 

 to prevent bowing implicit obedience to the 

 self-sufficient dictation of every rural Vulcan, 

 who in general speaks such '' an infinite deal 

 of nothing," that it is equally difficult to 

 understand as to be understood. 



Previous to farther progress upon a subject 

 we will endeavour to treat with great plain- 

 ness and perspicuity, it becomes unavoidably 

 necessary to take a slight survey of the incon- 

 sistent ground-work upon which the fabric 

 of such publications has been raised ; as 

 we may, perhaps, have occasion to introduce 

 some few observations of practical remarks 

 upon the propriety of their recommen- 

 dations, which sh^li, nevertheless, be pro- 

 duced with all possible delicacy to the dif- 

 ferent writers, wishing by no means to irri- 

 tate their feelings in the support of an oppo- 

 site opinion, where an incumbent duty ren- 

 ders the inculcation indispensable. 



The inconsiderate career of some peps, and 

 the invincible cacoetkes scribendi of others, 

 compel the involuntary task of disquisition. 



