. Fables of Aesop and others. oabout any thing of importance; which otherwise we might beapt to pursue with too much hurry and precipitation. It is nowonder our productions should come into the world blind, orlame, or otherwise defective, when by unnatural methods weaccelerate their birth, and refuse to let them go their full time. And if a hasty publication be such a crime, what must it beto brag, and make profession of it in prefaces and dedications,as the practice of some is? Sure such writers fancy the worldwill admire their parts, when they endeavour thus to convince 192 iESOPS FABLES. th
. Fables of Aesop and others. oabout any thing of importance; which otherwise we might beapt to pursue with too much hurry and precipitation. It is nowonder our productions should come into the world blind, orlame, or otherwise defective, when by unnatural methods weaccelerate their birth, and refuse to let them go their full time. And if a hasty publication be such a crime, what must it beto brag, and make profession of it in prefaces and dedications,as the practice of some is? Sure such writers fancy the worldwill admire their parts, when they endeavour thus to convince 192 iESOPS FABLES. them how much they have wrote, and how little time and painsthey have bestowed upon it. But however, the advertisementsand hints they give us of this kind, may be so far useful as toinduce us to take them at their word, and spare ourselves thetrouble of perusing a treatise, which they assure us beforehandis incorrect and faulty, through the idleness, impatience, orwilful neglect of the author. FAB. CIV The Sparrow and the A Hare being seized by an Eagle, squeaked out ina most woful maimer. A Sparrow that sat upon atree just by it, and saw it, could not forbear being un-reasonably witty, but called out, and said to the Hare:So ho! what sit there and be killed? Prythee, up andaway; I dare say, if you would but try, so swift acreature as you are, would easily escape from the Ea-g-le. As he was going on with his cruel raillery, downcame a hawk, and snapt him up; and, notwithstandinghis vain cries and lamentations, fell a devouring ofhim in an instant. The hare who was just expiring, ^SOFS FABLES. 193 yet received comfort from this accident, even in theagonies of death; and, addressing her last words tothe Sparrow, said, You, who just now insulted mymisfortunes with so much security, as you thought,may please to show us how well you can bear the like,now it has befallen you. THE APPLICATION. Nothing is more impertinent than for people to be givingtheir opinion and advice, in ca
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