ON THE HORSE. 507 



According to Oppian,"^ the Spanish breed had 

 no other merit than that of fleetness, but at pre- 

 sent we know that they have several other fine 

 qualities. 



To sum up the account of this generous ani- 

 mal, we may observe, that every country that 

 boasts of a fine race of horses, is indebted to 

 Ai^abia, their primaeval seat. No wonder then, 

 that the poetic genius of the author of the book 

 of Job, (who not only lived on the very spot, 

 but even at a time when the animal creation 

 still enjoyed much of its original perfection,) 

 should be able to compose that sublime descrip- 

 tion which has always been the admiration of 

 every person of genuine taste. f ^ 



* Cyneg. lib. i. v. 284. 



f Job, ch. xxxix. V. \Q. to 25. 



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