many of them, and my acquaintance has taught me 

 to value and esteem them ; I therefore approached 

 the owner of the first object of my speculation with 

 much confidence. It was a well-bred, gay little 

 gelding, full of life and spirit : and though scarcely 

 high enough for my taste, I approved and pur- 

 chased him. Friend Joseph was very precise with 

 me. " There is the horse, friend ; my price is 

 thirty guineas." 



" Will you allow me to try him. Sir?" " Thou 

 art a stranger to me, friend -, thou mayest inj ure the 

 animal, and w^e shall not know who is in fault." 



" Will you warrant him, Sir ?" " He has always 



carried me well, friend : I believe him to be sound, 



but few men are agreed upon what soundness is." 



" Is thirty guineas the lowest price?" '^ I have 



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