. Fables. the Leopard, vindicating brought his fecret frauds to rats, before the manfion falls,Defert late hofpitable flioals the fervile creatures run,To bow before the riling fun. The hog with warmth expreft his zeal>And was for hanging thofe that fteal )k Bui FA B L E S. 37s But hiipcl, thou^li l(Av, ilic public hoardMight turnip llill affurihbintc iwing nKMlurcs were prolcll,A lambs ! nvu^ the wolfs fox fubmittcci, if to tuutbA g.)l]in would be deeinti U)0 monkey thought his grin ;mcl clutterMiuht wik ci nut or fome
. Fables. the Leopard, vindicating brought his fecret frauds to rats, before the manfion falls,Defert late hofpitable flioals the fervile creatures run,To bow before the riling fun. The hog with warmth expreft his zeal>And was for hanging thofe that fteal )k Bui FA B L E S. 37s But hiipcl, thou^li l(Av, ilic public hoardMight turnip llill affurihbintc iwing nKMlurcs were prolcll,A lambs ! nvu^ the wolfs fox fubmittcci, if to tuutbA g.)l]in would be deeinti U)0 monkey thought his grin ;mcl clutterMiuht wik ci nut or fome fueh matter. Ve hirelings, hence, the Leopard cries,^our venal confciencc I defpife:I Ic, who the public good intends,By bribes needs never purchafc friends jWho :icU this jull, this i*jK-n part,Is propt by every honeil now tcx^ late ha^ bribes arc always ill-bellow i,By you your bubbled malK*r s taught,Tin*>e-ferving tofjls, not friends, arc bought. U I- A B L E 276 WGuJi^/cu FABLE X. The Degenerate ) the Reverend Dr. Swift, Dea?i of St. Patricks. I ^ Hough courts the practice difallow, A friend at all times Ill politics I know tis wrong;A friendfliip may be kept too long; And F /! n L R ^. 277 And that they call tlie prmlent part,lb to \vc:\r intrcll next the the times take a difTrent face,Old friendlliips (liouKl to new give place. I know too you hue many foes,That owning you is lliaring thofe;That every knave in evVv Nation,Of high and low denomination,For what you (peak and wliat you write,I^cad you at once and bear you freedoms in your works are lliown,Thev cant enjoy wliats not their dunces too in church and rtatcIn fujthy nonfenfe (how tlieir all the [Ktty fcribbling crew,(And jK-rt fots are not a few)CJainll you and Pojx* llicir envy booklcllers alone arc hurt. U 1 Good 278 FABLES, Good Gods! by what a powerful race(For blockheads may have powr and place)Are
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