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 The king is come. Deal mildly with his youth;
 For young hot colts, being raged, do rage the more.  
 The king is come. Deal mildly with his youth;
 For young hot colts, being raged, do rage the more. 
 Morgan!--She ain't nothing else, and I've got the papers to prove 
it.
 Sired by Chippewa Chief, and twelve read more 
 Morgan!--She ain't nothing else, and I've got the papers to prove 
it.
 Sired by Chippewa Chief, and twelve hundred dollars won't buy 
her.
  Briggs of Turlumme owned her. Did you know Briggs of Turlumme?--
   Busted hisself in White Pine and blew out his brains down in 
Frisco? 
 Villain, a horse--Villain, I say, give me a horse to fly,
 To swim the river, villain, and to fly.  
 Villain, a horse--Villain, I say, give me a horse to fly,
 To swim the river, villain, and to fly. 
The wildest colts only make the best horses.
The wildest colts only make the best horses.
 And the hood of the horses shakes the crumbling field as they 
run.
 [Lat., Quadrupedumque putrem cursu quatit read more 
 And the hood of the horses shakes the crumbling field as they 
run.
 [Lat., Quadrupedumque putrem cursu quatit ungula campum.] 
 Round-hoofed, short-jointed, fetlocks shag and long,
 Broad breast, full eye, small head, and nostril wide,
  High crest, read more 
 Round-hoofed, short-jointed, fetlocks shag and long,
 Broad breast, full eye, small head, and nostril wide,
  High crest, short ears, straight legs and passing strong,
   Thin mane, thick tail, broad buttock, tender hide:
    Look what a horse should have he did not lack,
     Save a proud rider on so proud a back. 
 His neck is high and erect, his head replete with intelligence, 
his belly short, his back full, and his read more 
 His neck is high and erect, his head replete with intelligence, 
his belly short, his back full, and his proud chest swells with 
hard muscles.
 [Lat., Ardua cervix,
  Argumtumque caput, brevis alvos, obessaque terga,
   Luxuriatque toris animosum pectus.] 
A horse is a thing of beauty... none will tire of looking at him as long as he displays himself read more
A horse is a thing of beauty... none will tire of looking at him as long as he displays himself in his splendor.
Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby, to be picked up and laid down like a game of Solitaire. read more
Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby, to be picked up and laid down like a game of Solitaire. It is a grand passion.