Путешествие Гулливера

Chapter 4

           Iowned"thattheHouyhnhnmsamongus,whomwecalledhorses,werethemostgenerousandcomelyanimalswehad;thattheyexcelledinstrengthandswiftness;andwhentheybelongedtopersonsofquality,wereemployedintravelling,racing,ordrawingchariots;theyweretreatedwithmuchkindnessandcare,tilltheyfellintodiseases,orbecamefounderedinthefeet;butthentheyweresold,andusedtoallkindofdrudgerytilltheydied;afterwhichtheirskinswerestripped,andsoldforwhattheywereworth,andtheirbodieslefttobedevouredbydogsandbirdsofprey.Butthecommonraceofhorseshadnotsogoodfortune,beingkeptbyfarmersandcarriers,andothermeanpeople,whoputthemtogreaterlabour,andfedthemworse."Idescribed,aswellasIcould,ourwayofriding;theshapeanduseofabridle,asaddle,aspur,andawhip;ofharnessandwheels.Iadded,"thatwefastenedplatesofacertainhardsubstance,callediron,atthebottomoftheirfeet,topreservetheirhoofsfrombeingbrokenbythestonyways,onwhichweoftentravelled."

           Mymaster,aftersomeexpressionsofgreatindignation,wondered"howwedaredtoventureuponaHouyhnhnm’sback;forhewassure,thattheweakestservantinhishousewouldbeabletoshakeoffthestrongestYahoo;orbylyingdownandrollingonhisback,squeezethebrutetodeath."

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