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delighting in a judicious difplay of polifhed 

 periods; but in the prefent inftance is re- 

 quired fuch eafy flow of plain defcriptive 

 matter, as becomes perfectly applicable to 

 the inferior capacities proportionably inte- 

 refted in its effedls, who have not the lead 

 right to be excluded their fliare of knowledge, 

 for the oftentatious introdudion of pedantic 

 phrafeology. 



Such connedled chain of ufeful informa- 

 tion, divefted of obfcure references to remote 

 confiderations, (that ferve only to eredl one 

 myftery upon the bafis of another) muft cer- 

 tainly prove much more applicable to the in- 

 tentional purport of common conception and 

 general improvement, than the many la- 

 boured differtations whofe titles promife fo 

 muchy and whofe learned contents communi- 

 cate fo little^ at leaft, to be generally under- 

 ftood : under the influence of this impreffion, 

 I have ever confidered fuch concife, plain, 

 intelligent advice, as will enable every gen- 

 tleman, fportfman, or traveller, to perceive 

 the neceflity of adapting the mode of fhoeing 

 to the fhape of his horfe's foot, and the man- 

 K 3 ner 



