. Æsop's fables : with upwards of one hundred and fifty emblematical devices . at he ought to be looked upon as the vilest ofcreatures who has no sense of it. It Is, indeed, 224 FABLE CVIII. SO very just and equitable a thing, and so muchevery inan^s duty, that, to speak of it pro-perly, one should not mention it as any thingmeritorious, or that may claim praise and ad-miration, any more than we should say a manought to be rewarded or commended for notkilling his father, or forbearing to set fire to hisneighbours house. The bright and shiningpiece of morality, therefore, which is recom-mended
. Æsop's fables : with upwards of one hundred and fifty emblematical devices . at he ought to be looked upon as the vilest ofcreatures who has no sense of it. It Is, indeed, 224 FABLE CVIII. SO very just and equitable a thing, and so muchevery inan^s duty, that, to speak of it pro-perly, one should not mention it as any thingmeritorious, or that may claim praise and ad-miration, any more than we should say a manought to be rewarded or commended for notkilling his father, or forbearing to set fire to hisneighbours house. The bright and shiningpiece of morality, therefore, which is recom-mended to us in this fable, is set forth in thisexample of the Dove, who, without any obli-gation or expectation, does a voluntary officeof charity to its fellow creature in constant uninterrupted practice of thisvirtue, is the only thing in which we are capa-ble of imitating the great Author of our being;whose beloved Son, besides the many preceptshe has given to enforce this duty, used this ex-pression as a common saying, It is more bless-ed to give than to receive,. ^ FABLE CIX. 225
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