. Æsop's fables : with upwards of one hundred and fifty emblematical devices . ustus, and wrote it inthe time of Tiberius; who were, successively,tyrannical usurpers of the Roman we may take his word for it, ^sop spoke itupon this occasion. When the commonwealthof Athens flourished under good wholesome lawsof Its own enacting, they relied so much uponthe security of their liberty, that they ne-li-gently suffered it to rmi out into licentious-ness. And factions happening to be fomentedamong them, by designing people, much aboutthe same time, Pisistratus took that opportunityto mak
. Æsop's fables : with upwards of one hundred and fifty emblematical devices . ustus, and wrote it inthe time of Tiberius; who were, successively,tyrannical usurpers of the Roman we may take his word for it, ^sop spoke itupon this occasion. When the commonwealthof Athens flourished under good wholesome lawsof Its own enacting, they relied so much uponthe security of their liberty, that they ne-li-gently suffered it to rmi out into licentious-ness. And factions happening to be fomentedamong them, by designing people, much aboutthe same time, Pisistratus took that opportunityto make himself master of their citadel andiiberties both together. The Athenians findin-themselves in a state of slavery, though thpirtyrant happened to be a very merciful one, yetcould not bear the thoughts of it; so that ^Esop,where there was no remedy, prescribes to thempatience, by the example of the foregoing fable •and adds, at last, Wherefore, my dear counitrymen, be contented with your present condi-tion, bad as it is, for fear a change should baworse. 76 FABLE THE OLD WOMAN AND HER MAIDS. \ A CERTAIN Old Woman had several Maids,whom she used to call up to their work, everymorning, at the crowing of the Cock. TheWenches, who found It grievous to have theirsweet sleep disturbed so early, comJbined to-gether, and killed the Cock; thinking, that,when the alarm v/as gone, they might enjoythemselves in their beds a little Old Woman, grieved for the loss of herCock, and having, by some means or other, dis-covered the whole plot, was resolved to beeven with them; for, from that time, she obligedthem to rise constantly at midnight. APPLICATION. It can never be expected that things shouldbe, in all respects, agreeable to our wishes;and, if they are not very bad indeed, we ought,in many cases, to be contented with them; lestwhen, through impatience, we precipitately FABLE XXXVII. 77 quit our present condition of life, we may toour sorrow find, with the ol
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