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BKOWN S sketches and 
the grand struggle, by tfie moderate into action, from the opposition of 
application of the whip and spur, will the moment, has usually the effect to 
bring him.through if he can win.*— leading him through every obstacle 
The Horse , p. 49. at the time, and the whip and spur 
in such a case are, therefore, not 
required.—p. 26 J. 
We have transcribed this into our album, as a specimen of 
literary thievery, and not open avowed plunder, but pitiful petty 
larceny, best punished by the pillory or the stocks. 
Anecdotes may be considered almost as fair prey, but the 
author of this w ork cannot honestly steal even them. We happen 
to know r that the story of an unsuccessful attempt to capture a 
Dartmoor pony w as communicated to the author of the Farmer’s 
Series by a gentleman residing on the spot. It suited the purpose 
of the work which w e are now reviewing; but mark how T the com¬ 
piler has trimmed and transmogrified it, to escape being hung, 
drawn, and chained for piracy. 
“ The late Captain Colgrave, of the 
prison, had a strong desire to possess 
one of them, of somewhat superior 
figure to its fellows, and, having seve¬ 
ral men to assist him, they separated 
it from the herd. They drove it on 
some rocks by the side of a Tor (an 
abrupt pointed hill). A man followed 
on horseback, while the Captain 
stood below watching the chase. 
The little animal, being driven into 
a corner, leaped completely over the 
men and horse, and escaped.”— The 
Ilorse y p. 59. 
“ The late Captain Colgrave was 
desirous of possessing himself of 
one of them that was running wild 
amongst; the herd, which had a better 
appearance than his fellows. He got 
the assistance of several men, who 
succeeded in separating this individual 
from the herd. They drove it upon 
some rocks by the side of a pointed 
hilly called in that district a Tor . One 
of the men followed the pony on 
horseback, while the Captain stood 
on the low grounds, w atching the pro¬ 
gress o/the chase. The poor animal 
being driven into a corner, and seeing 
no prospect of escape, made a desperate 
leap, fairly cleared the man on horse- 
backy and flew with such precipitation 
down the hill , that he distanced his 
pursuers, and joined the herd*”— p. 434. 
If it w r ere worth while, w r e could easily shew that almost every 
popular writer on the horse has been laid under similar contri¬ 
bution. 
Capt. Browm commences with a very pretty although not 
very intelligible description of the horse: “ He is formed with 
such a pliability of physical structure and constitution , that man 
may mould him to the form and bulk best fitted for the particular 
service in which he is to be employed . Whether,” he says, “ we 
contemplate the powerful and symmetrical structure of his 
frame; the elegance of his limbs, evincing strength and speed 
in their movements; the delicacy and glossy sleekness of his 
skin ; his large and sparkling eves,which either beam with mild 
