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beautiful Turkish horse sent over to England 

 some time ago : 



" I never beheld so delicate a creature ; some- 

 what of a bright bay, two white feet, a blaze ; 

 such a head, eyes, ears, neck, breast, belly, 

 haunches, legs, posterns, and feet in all respects 

 beautiful, and proportioned to admiration ; spi- 

 rited, proud, nimble, making halt, turning with 

 that swiftness, and in so small a compass, as was 

 admirable." 



The Turkish horses are likewise remarkable 

 for their extreme docility, which is thus ac- 

 counted for by Busbequius, who was ambassador 

 at Constantinople in the seventeenth century ; 

 and it would be well, if both masters and grooms 

 would learn a lesson from the wisdom and hu- 

 manity of this truly worthy and benevolent 

 writer. 



*' Nothing," writes Busbequius, '*can sur- 

 pass the gentleness of the Turkish horses ; and 

 their obedience to their masters and grooms is 

 very great. The reason is, they always treat 

 them with great kindness. I myself saw, when 

 I was in Pontus, passing through a part of 

 Bithynia called Axillon, towards Cappadocia, 

 how gentle the country people were to young 

 colts, and how kindly they used them soon after 

 they were foaled. 



