. Æsop's fables, embellished with one hundred and eleven emblematical devices . ABLE LXXXII. suffered yoii to take it away without anj damage,and yet you are not contented. APPLICATION. There is a sort of people in tlie world, to whoma man may be in the wron^ for doing services,upon a double score: first, because they nererdeserved to have a good office done them; and,secondly, because, when once engaged, it is soJiard a matter to get well rid of their acquain-tance. This fable is not an example of ingratitude,as at first sight it seems to be, and as some of themythologisls have understood it;
. Æsop's fables, embellished with one hundred and eleven emblematical devices . ABLE LXXXII. suffered yoii to take it away without anj damage,and yet you are not contented. APPLICATION. There is a sort of people in tlie world, to whoma man may be in the wron^ for doing services,upon a double score: first, because they nererdeserved to have a good office done them; and,secondly, because, when once engaged, it is soJiard a matter to get well rid of their acquain-tance. This fable is not an example of ingratitude,as at first sight it seems to be, and as some of themythologisls have understood it; to make it aparallel in that case, the Crane ought to ha\ebeen under some difficulties in his turn, and theWolf have refused to assist liim when it was inhis power. The whole stress of it lies in this:that we ought to consider what kind of peoplethey are to whom we are desired to do goodoffices, before we do them; for he that grants afavour, or even confides in a person of no honour,instead of finding his account in it, comes offwell if he is no sufferer. FABLE LXXXIIf. 199. THE ENVIOUS 3IAN AND THE COVETOUS. An Envious Man happened to be offering uphis prayers lo Jupiter just in the lime and placewith a Covetous Miserable Fellow. Jupiter, notraring to be troubled wilh their impertinenceshimself, sent Apollo to examine the merits oftheir petitions, and to give them such relief as heshould think proper. Apollo therefore openedhis commission, and withal told them that, tomake short of the matter, whatever the one askedthe other should have it double. Upon this, theCovetous Man, though he had a thousand thingslo request, yet forbore to ask first, hoping toreceive a double quantity; for he concluded thatall mens wishes sympathized wilh his. By thismeans, the Envious Man had an opportunit} ofpreleniny his petition first, which was the thing 200 FABLE LXXXIir. he aimed at; so, without much hesitation, heprayed to be relieved, by having one of iiis eyesput out: knowing that, of cons
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