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and feeling, I do not hefitate to forefee. 

 From his anfwers to fome of the following 

 letters it appears, that Mr. Gambado was 

 fomewhat irritable, as in a poftfcript, page 

 7, he rather fnubs his correfpondent for afk- 

 ing his advice. It fhould likewife feem that 

 he was at this time rather fhort of cafh, for 

 he appears to have given advice for a fee ; 

 and once, if I recollect, treats of bad {hil- 

 lings. This, indeed, might a little four his 

 natural difpofition, which I have reafon to 

 believe, from his phyliognomy, was placid and 

 amiable. I am told he feldom rode himfelf ; 

 and the only time he went fix miles on 

 horfeback,"he wore a pair of Diaculum drawers. 

 That fuch an author fliould be no rider may 

 appear marvellous at firft, but, on reflection, 

 we mufi: acknowledge that we daily find peo- 

 ple fpeaking and writing on what they 

 know nothing at all about. Herein Geoflrey 

 exceeds all I ever heard of: for fuch a book 

 of knowledge as his Academy for Grown 

 Horfemen, never yet made an appearance in 

 the world. 



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