. Æsop's fables : with upwards of one hundred and fifty emblematical devices . FAB1,E LXXXIir. 171. THE ENVIOUS MAN AND THE COVETOUS, An Envious Man happened to be oflfering uphis prayers to Jupiter just in the time and placewith a Covetous Miserable Fellow. Jupitei,not caring to be troubled with their imperti-nences himself, sent Apollo to examine themerits of their petitions, and to give them gucUrelief as he should think proper. Apollo there-fore opened his commission, and withal toldthem that, to make short of the matter, what-ever the one asked the other should have itdouble. Upon this, t
. Æsop's fables : with upwards of one hundred and fifty emblematical devices . FAB1,E LXXXIir. 171. THE ENVIOUS MAN AND THE COVETOUS, An Envious Man happened to be oflfering uphis prayers to Jupiter just in the time and placewith a Covetous Miserable Fellow. Jupitei,not caring to be troubled with their imperti-nences himself, sent Apollo to examine themerits of their petitions, and to give them gucUrelief as he should think proper. Apollo there-fore opened his commission, and withal toldthem that, to make short of the matter, what-ever the one asked the other should have itdouble. Upon this, the Covetous Man, thoughhe had a thousand things to request, yet forboreto ask first, hoping to receive a double quanti-ty ; for he concluded that all mens wishes sym-pathized with his. By this means, the EnviousMan had an opportunity of preferring his peti-tion first, which was the thing he aimed at; so,without much hesitation, he pra}ed to be re-lieved, by having one of his eyes put out:knowing that, of consequence, his companionwould be deprived of both. 172 FABLE LXXXIII. APPLICATION. In thi
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