. Æsop's fables : with upwards of one hundred and fifty emblematical devices . FABLE THE HORSE AND THE ASS. J. HE Horse, adorned with his great war-saddle,and champing his foaming bridle, came thunder-ing along the way, and made the mountains echowith his loud shrill neighing. He had not gonefar, before he overtook an Ass, who was labouringunder a heavy burden, and moving slowly on mthe same track with huiiself Immediately hecalled out to hbn, in a haughty miperious tone,and threatened to trample him in the dirt, if hedid not break the way for him. The poor patientAss, not daring to disp
. Æsop's fables : with upwards of one hundred and fifty emblematical devices . FABLE THE HORSE AND THE ASS. J. HE Horse, adorned with his great war-saddle,and champing his foaming bridle, came thunder-ing along the way, and made the mountains echowith his loud shrill neighing. He had not gonefar, before he overtook an Ass, who was labouringunder a heavy burden, and moving slowly on mthe same track with huiiself Immediately hecalled out to hbn, in a haughty miperious tone,and threatened to trample him in the dirt, if hedid not break the way for him. The poor patientAss, not daring to dispute the matter, quietly gotout of his way as fast as he could, and let him goby. Not long after this, tlie same Horse, in anengagement with the enemy, happened to be shotin the eye, which made him unfit for show, or anymilitary business; so he was stripped of his fineomaments, and sold to a carrier. The Ass, meet-ing him in this forlorn condition, thought that nowit was his time to insult; and so, says he, Hey-day, firiend, is it Well, I always believed thatpride of yours would o
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