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often, that the bull refused to attack him 

 any longer, and was taken away by ropes, 

 confined, and a girth put round him. A 

 fellow then, having a large pair of spurs on, 

 mounted the bull, which, set at liberty, re- 

 newed his efforts by endeavouring in vain to 

 dismount his rider, at the same time dashing 

 at every one who came near him; this was 

 continued till the exertions of the animal had 

 exhausted him to such a degree that he had 

 scarcely sufficient strength to stand, and he 

 was hauled back to his companions more 

 dead than alive, and another brought from 

 the enclosure to undergo the same torment; 

 but we had seen enough to satisfy our 

 curiosity, and left them to finish their un- 

 manly sport. The only thing in which it 

 was to be preferred to the bull-fight in the 

 capital, or in Old Spain, was that, though 

 there was not that display of personal prowess 

 and dexterity shown in those arenas, yet they 

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