43.6 Chap. 39à anEsopoftto# upon the Book of J o B, Verf. 20; The motion of a horfe may be compared to that of a Grafs- hopper in two refpe6ts. Firfi, In refpe& of his fwiftnefs; Secondly, his fubfaltation, or bounding and leaping. I con- ceive God had refpeet only to the latter, in theft words : for Peeing this vvn lecontext doth not handle the nature of the borie in general, but only the marks or qualities of valiant horfes; therefore the mentionof this (namely,the fubfaltation of horfes) is much moreproper than thatof their fwifcnefs or fpeed in run- ning : For fwtiftnefs or fpeed in running, is not appropriateor peculiar togenerous horfes ; it being certain, that as they excel the common fort of horfes, both in the fwiftnefs of their courfe, and in the continuance or laf}ingnefs of it , fo it is as apparent, that ordinary horfeswill often run very fwiftly, or with great fpeed fora titre. But as for that other motion of their bodies in which they imitate the leaping or skipping of Grafs-hoppers , that isproper to them. And there are two forts of this motion proper to generous 3ootius ani- horfes," The one, in which (landing upon two feet only,, either vac!, fame. the hinder or the forefeet, the other part of their body is lifted upon high from the ground ; which motion ( being very dange- rous to the Rider) we call bounding or to bound. The other fort of faltarory tr}otion,is that,whereby the horfe lifts up himfelf, with his four feet quite off the ground, and goeth as it were leaping, or intermingles faltarion o- leaping with his going.There is a twofold leaping. Firf},. When a horfe raifeth himfelf over a bar, hedge or ditch, this is of daily ufe. The other, is only for pompe, when a horfe raifeth his body upon plain ground to (hew his a&ivity, this we call curveting, as the proud (tardy gate of a boric is by us called praunfing. Now of thefe two motions, bounding and curveting,the latter is rather to beunderftood in this place ; that being mot} like the faltation, the leaping or skipping -Nerior,, The motion of a Grafs-hopper ; and the other to be reckoned rather (ilæ cruse among the ill qualities,than the commendations of a horfe,which onediü lnogiora are here only taken notice of. Canfi thou make,him hap or move hunt, ut am"- like a Graft-hopper ? The Grafs-hopper moves with a kind of letme11uo, dg leap Naturallifis tells us, that the hinder-legs of Grabs-hoppers attoltärur faci- aremuch longer than their forelegs to fit them for leaping lies detetra. b p b p rif.1. 4. de the Horfe in his leapingand curvetingmotion, clearly reprefents parr, 4nin&. the motion of a Grafs-hopper, According to this expoficion, the great_
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