. Fables of Aesop and others. t of creatures, who has no sense of it. It is indeed. iESOPS FABLES. •^43 ,. 3o very just and equitable a things, and so much every man^^sduty, that to speak of it properly, one should not mention it asany thing meritorious, or that may claim praise and admiration,any more than we\should say, a man ought to be rewarded orix)mmended for not killing his father, or forbearing to set fire(o his neighbours house. The bright and shining piece ofmorality, therefore, which is recommended to us in this Fable,is set forth in the example of the Dove, who, without any obli-ga
. Fables of Aesop and others. t of creatures, who has no sense of it. It is indeed. iESOPS FABLES. •^43 ,. 3o very just and equitable a things, and so much every man^^sduty, that to speak of it properly, one should not mention it asany thing meritorious, or that may claim praise and admiration,any more than we\should say, a man ought to be rewarded orix)mmended for not killing his father, or forbearing to set fire(o his neighbours house. The bright and shining piece ofmorality, therefore, which is recommended to us in this Fable,is set forth in the example of the Dove, who, without any obli-gation or expectation, does a voluntary office of charity to itsfellow creature in distress. The constant uninterrupted prac-tice of this virtue, is the only thing in which we are capable ofimitating the great Author of our being, whose Beloved Son,besides the many precepts he has given to enforce this duty,used this expression as a common saying, it is more blessed togive than to receive. FAB. CXXXTV. The Eagle and the An Eagle flew down from the top of a high rock,and settled upon the back of a Lamb, and then instant-ly flying up into the air again, bore his bleating prizealoft in his pounces. A Crow who sat upon an elm,and beheld this exploit, resolved to imitate it; so fly- 244 iESOPS FABLES. ing down upon the back of a ram, and entangling hisclaws in the wool, he fell a chattering, and attemptedto fly; by whicli means he drew the observation of theshepherd upon him, who finding his feet hampered inthe fleece of the ram, easily took him, and gave himto his boys for their sport and diversion. THE APPLICATION. Every quahty which is excellent and commendable, is nothowever, always a proper object of our imitation. We oughtto state our own account honestly and fairly, that we may seewhat our abilities are, and how our circumstances stand, other-wise, we may not only become ridiculous to others, but preju-dicial to ourselves, by some awkward and ill judged emulation:thoug
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