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HISTORY OF THE 



strike the hands with a loud noise incessantly, 

 and pray God for immunity for the tribe of 

 Zoab, the inspired tribe." 



Next to the Arabian blood, we are indebted 

 to the Barb for our present breed of thorough 

 bred horses. This breed is from Barbary, and 

 particularly from Morocco and Fez, and the 

 interior of Tripoli ; and remarkable for its beau- 

 tiful form and graceful action. The barb was very 

 early introduced into this country. The Godol- 

 phin Barb, or as he has been improperly called, 

 the ^' Godolphin Arabian," of whom we have pre- 

 sented our readers with a cut,^ was the origin of 

 some of our best racing blood ; and others of our 

 most celebrated race horses trace their descent 

 from the African mares imported by Charles II. 



GODOLPHIN BARB. 



* For further particulars of this celebrated horse, vide p. 86. 



