RO AD H OR SES. 373 



In pecuniary compcnfations of this kind 

 it is ridiculous to be on the penurious fide of 

 gratification ; a fingle (hilling very frequently, 

 IN THEIR OPINIONS, conlTiitutes the line of 

 diftind:ion between " a gentleman'* and 

 •* A BLACKGUARD ;'* then who would en* 

 counter 



'* The infolence of office, and tiie fpurns 



** That patient merit of th' unworthy takes,** 



when *' a good name,'* with a profufion of 

 adulation, may be purchafed for fo paltry 

 a confideration. In fhort, although the ex- 

 pences attendant upon the converi /ic-es of 

 fuch receptacles conftitute a tax of enOiinityj 

 yet, if you wifh to infure your own comfort, 

 with the fafety of your horfe, you have no 

 alternative but to confider them dcbti> of 

 honour that muft be paid? 



Before we bid adieu to the fubjedl of road 

 horfes, it cannot prove inapplicable to intro- 

 duce a few remarks upon the inconfiitency of 

 wafliing the bodies of poft and ftage horfes. 

 all over with cold water ^ fo foon as they are 

 taken out of their harnefs, when in the higheft 

 ftate of perfpiration. This cuflom is be- 

 B b 3 come 



