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less, it must be admitted, that small eyes gene- 

 rally render a horse near-sighted and startlish, 

 and are perhaps more subject to disease than 

 others. But though a horse may be less valu- 

 able, on account of the natural smallness of 

 his eyes, yet if there be no disease in them at 

 the time of sale, he ought not to )je considered 

 as unsound. 



