(Considering differences in weight and bulks of meat)
Wouldn’t fight fiercer or longer or more willingly.
You never could train a horse to be so clever.
And therefore it’s curious, when you think of it,
That horses should come so much more dear than men.
To be sure, there isn’t the cheap source of supply
Or the same over-stock as in the case of men:
A horse is harder to raise and more expense—
More trouble; more of a responsibility:
But nevertheless, allowing for all this,