. Æsop's fables, embellished with one hundred and eleven emblematical devices . eat resolution and pre-sence of mind, he bit off the part which his hunterswanted, and throwing it towards them, by theseuieaus escaped with his life. ^ APPLICATION. However it is among beasts, there are fewItuman creatures but what are hunted for some- FABLE XIX. 49 tiling else besides either tlieii- lives or the pleasureof hunting them. The inquisition would hardlybe so keen against the Jews, if they had notsomething belonging to them which their perse-cutors esteem more valuable than their souls;which whenever t
. Æsop's fables, embellished with one hundred and eleven emblematical devices . eat resolution and pre-sence of mind, he bit off the part which his hunterswanted, and throwing it towards them, by theseuieaus escaped with his life. ^ APPLICATION. However it is among beasts, there are fewItuman creatures but what are hunted for some- FABLE XIX. 49 tiling else besides either tlieii- lives or the pleasureof hunting them. The inquisition would hardlybe so keen against the Jews, if they had notsomething belonging to them which their perse-cutors esteem more valuable than their souls;which whenever that vnse, but obstinate people,can prevail with themselves to part with, there isan end of the chase for that time. Indeed, whenlife is pursued, and in danger, whoever values it,should give up every thing but his honour topreserve it. And when a discarded minister isprosecuted for having damaged the common-wealth, let him but throw down some of the fruitsof his iniquity to the hunters, and one may engagefor his coming off, in other respects, with a wholeskin. £ 56 FABLE THE CAT AND THE FOX. As the Cat and the Fox were talking politicstogether, on a time, in the middle of a forest,Reynard said, * Let things turn out ever so bad,he did not care, for he had a thousand tricks forthem 3et, before they should hurt him.— Butpray, says he, Mrs. Puss, suppose there shouldbe an invasion, what course do you design —* Nay, says the Cat, * I have but one shiftfor it, and if that wont do, I am undone.— Iam sorry for jou, replies Reynard, with all mylieart, and would gladly furnish you with one ortwo of mine, but indeed, neighbour, as times go,it is not good to trust; we must even be everyone for himself, as the saying is, and so 30urhumble servant. These words were scarce out ofJiis mouth, when they were alarmed with a pack FABLE XX. 5J of Iiounds, that came upon them full cry. TheCat, bj the Jielp of her single shift, ran up atree, and sat securely among the top branche
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