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had once feen her, ever forgot her. Mr. 

 Powney rode her, till flie was twenty-three, 

 or twenty-four years of age. 



The New-foreft horfe is often fuppofed to 

 be of Spanifh extra6tion ; from anceftors, 

 imagined to have been (hip-wrecked on the 

 coaft of Hampfhire, in the time of the armada. 

 But I look on this as a fpecies of the ancient 

 vaunt, ge/2us a yove fummo ; and to defervc 

 as little attention. Some of them have a 

 form, which would not difgrace fo noble a 

 lineage. The grey horfe reprefented in the 

 annexed plate, is among the moft beautiful. 

 But in general, the croup of the foreft-horfe 

 is low ; and his head ill-fet on, having what 

 the jockies call a Jiiff' jaw. Of this defect 

 a refemblance is given in the horfe on the 

 left, whofe head is fet on, as thofe of the 

 foreft-horfes commonly are. Their claim 

 therefore to high lineage mufl in general reft 

 more on their good qualities, than on their 

 beauty — on the hardinefs of their nature — • 

 on their uncommon ftrength — on their agility, 

 and furenefs of foot, which they probably 

 acquire by conftantly lifting their legs among 

 furze. 



But 



