 remember 'tis any where
said, that Rosinante was broken winded; and that, moveover, Rosinante, as is the
happiness of most Spanish horses, fat or lean, - was undoubtedly a horse at all
points.
    I know very well that the HERO'S horse was a horse of chaste deportment,
which may have given grounds for a contrary opinion: But it is certain at the
same time, that Rosinante's continency (as may be demonstrated from the
adventure of the Yanguesian carriers) proceeded from no bodily defect or cause
whatsoever, but from the temperance and orderly current of his blood. - And let
me tell you, Madam, there is a great deal of very good chastity in the world, in
behalf of which you could not say more for your life.
    Let that be as it may, as my purpose is to do exact justice to every
creature brought upon the stage of this dramatic work, - I could not stifle this
distinction in favour of Don Quixote's horse; -- in all other points the
parson's horse, I say, was just such another, - for he was as lean, and as lank,
and as sorry a jade, as HUMILITY herself could have bestrided.
    In the estimation of here and there a man of weak judgment, it was greatly
in the parson's power to have helped the figure of this horse of his, - for he
was master of a very handsome demi-peak'd saddle, quilted on the seat with green
plush, garnished with a noble row of silver-headed studs, and a noble pair of
shining brass stirrups, with a housing altogether suitable, of grey superfine
cloth, with an edging of black lace, terminating in a deep, black, silk fringe,
poudré d'or, - all which he had purchased in the pride and prime of his life,
together with a grand embossed bridle, ornamented at all points as it should be.
-- But not caring to banter his beast, he had hung all these up behind his study
door; - and, in lieu of them, had seriously befitted him with just such a bridle
and such a saddle, as the figure and value of such a steed might well and truly
deserve.
    In the several sallies about his parish, and in the neighbouring visits to
the gentry who lived around him, -- you will easily comprehend, that the parson,
so appointed, would both hear and see enough to keep his philosophy from
rusting. To speak the truth, he never could enter a village, but he caught
