. Fables of Aesop and others. f much bloodshed. THE APPLICATION. A man may be guilty of murder, who has never handled asword, or pulled a trig-ger, or lifted up his arm with any mis-chievous weapon. There is a little incendiary, called thetongue, which is more venomous than a poisoned arrow, andmore killing- than a two-edged sword. The moral of the fabletherefore is this, that if in any civil insurrection, the personstaken in arms against the government deserves to die, much iESOPS FABLES. 5287 more do they, whose devilish tongues give birth to the sedition,and excited the tumult. When wicked
. Fables of Aesop and others. f much bloodshed. THE APPLICATION. A man may be guilty of murder, who has never handled asword, or pulled a trig-ger, or lifted up his arm with any mis-chievous weapon. There is a little incendiary, called thetongue, which is more venomous than a poisoned arrow, andmore killing- than a two-edged sword. The moral of the fabletherefore is this, that if in any civil insurrection, the personstaken in arms against the government deserves to die, much iESOPS FABLES. 5287 more do they, whose devilish tongues give birth to the sedition,and excited the tumult. When wicked priests, instead ofpreaching peace and charity, employ that engine of scandal,their tongues, to foment rebellions, whether ihey succeed intheir designs or not, they ought to be severely punished; forthey have done what in them lay, to set folks together by thecars; they have blown the trumpet, and sounded the alarm; andif thousands are not destroyed by the sword, it is none of theirfault FAB. CLIX. The. Hare and the A Hare insulted the Tortoise upon account of hisslowness, and vainly boasted of her great speed inrunning-. Let us make a match, replied the Tortoise,L will run with you five miles for five pounds, and theFox yonder shall be umpire of the race. The Hareasrreed, and awav thev both started together. Butthe Hare, by reason of her exceeding swiftness, out-ran the Tortoise to such a degree, that she made ajest of the matter; and finding herself a little tiredsquatted in a tuft, of fern that grew by the way, and 288 ^SOPS FABLES. took a nap; thinking that if the Tortoise went by, shecould at any time fetch him up, with all the easeimaginable. In the mean while, the Tortoise camejogging on, with a slow but continued motion; andthe Hare, out of a too great security and confidenceof victory, over-sleeping herself, the Tortoise arrivedat the end of the race first. THE APPLICATION. Industry and application to business makes amends for the>\ant of a quick and read
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