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APPENDIX. I. 
Arabia produces these noble animals in the 
highest perfection ; first, because they take their 
origin from the wild unmixed breeds that for- 
merly were found in the deserts,* which had as 
little degenerated from their primeval form and 
powers as the lion, tiger, or any other creature 
which still remains in a state of nature un- 
changed by the discipline of man, or harvested 
provision. | 
The Arabs place their chief delight in this 
animal; it is to them} as dear as their family, 
* Leo Africanus, who wrote in the time of Leo X. says, that 
in his days great numbers of wild horses were found in the Nu- 
midian and Arabian deserts, which were broke for use. He 
adds, that the trial of their swiftness was made against the Lané, 
or the Ostrich; and if they could overtake either of those ani- 
mals, were valued at a hundred camels. Hist. Africa, 339. 
+ As a proof of this, receive the following lamentation of an 
Arab, obliged, through poverty, to part with his mare: My eyes, 
says he, to the animal, my soul, must I be so unfortunate as to 
have sold thee to so many masters, and not to keep thee myself ? 
Tam poor, my ANTELOPE. You know well enough, my honey, 
I have brought thee up as my child; I never beat nor chid thee ; 
I made as much of thee as ever I could for my life. God pre- 
serve thee, my dearest ; thou art pretty ; thou art lovely; God de- 
Send thee from the looks of the envious. To understand the first 
part of this speech, it must be observed, that it is usual for 
many Arabs, of the poorer rank, to join in the purchase of a 
horse, the original owner generally retaining one share. This, 
as well as most of the other particulars relating to the dralian 
horse, are taken from M. D’Arvieux’s curious account of Ara+ 
bia, p. 167, London, 1732. 
