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latter sccra tamo and powerless. Dr. Clark adds : — " I caunot 

 but particularly observe, that whcrCas the classical poets chief- 

 ly endeavor to paint the outward figure, lineaments, and mo- 

 tions, the sacred poet makes all the beauties to flow from aa 

 inward principle of the creature, described, thus giving great 

 spirit and vivacity to his dcscriplion." 



Of the horse in the United States as of the cattle of New 

 England, Mr. Flint, Secretary of the Massachusetts Board of 

 Agriculture in his fifth annual report, says: — " It is true for 

 the most part, that they form no distinct breed, but owe their 

 origin to sources equally various, to the English, the French, 

 the Spanish, the Flemish, and tlie Danish horses, imported at 

 different times by the early settlers, as suited to their con- 

 venience. The only race, that can claim exemption from this 

 remark is the thorougli-bred, traced to the blood of tho 

 Arabian, the Barb, and tlie Turk." 



Herbert in his book, " The tTor»e of America," says. The 

 thorough-bred horse of America is tlic only family of pure and 

 unmixed blood on this Continent." Then he adds, " The only 

 thing that constitutes a truly thorough-bred horse, is that ho 

 cither proves bac'c directly on both sides to oriental sire and 

 oriental dam, or proves back so far, into the mist of antiquity 

 that the memory of man runneth not to the contrary." 



Mr. Herbert in speaking of the Vermont draught horse, 

 says, " Whence this admirable stock of horses came, or liow it 

 has been created, there is no record. ... I have littlo 

 hesitation in pronouncing that the bay draught horse of Ver- 

 mont, has in its veins principally Clcavciand Bay blood, with 

 some cross of thorough blood, one at least, directly or indirect- 

 ly, of the improved English dray-horse, and not impossibly a 

 chance admixture of the Suffolk. . . . All that I believe 



