. Fables. FA U L E 100 FABLES,. TW „, ^X^ucJiUad. FABLE XXVI. T^he Cur and the Mastiff. A SNEAKING Cur, the mailers for his daily fecret jealoufies and fearsSet all together by the ears. Poor FABLES. Poor pufs to-day was in dilgracc,Another cat fiipplyJ her place ;The hound \va^ heat, the inallitt* chid,The monkey was the room to his dearell friend grew Ihv,And none could tell ilie realun why. A plan to rub the houfe was laid ;The thief with luvc feducd the maid,Cajold the Cur, and llrokd his heatl,And bought his fccrecy with K- ne\t tlie Mallitt\s hon

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. Fables. FA U L E 100 FABLES,. TW „, ^X^ucJiUad. FABLE XXVI. T^he Cur and the Mastiff. A SNEAKING Cur, the mailers for his daily fecret jealoufies and fearsSet all together by the ears. Poor FABLES. Poor pufs to-day was in dilgracc,Another cat fiipplyJ her place ;The hound \va^ heat, the inallitt* chid,The monkey was the room to his dearell friend grew Ihv,And none could tell ilie realun why. A plan to rub the houfe was laid ;The thief with luvc feducd the maid,Cajold the Cur, and llrokd his heatl,And bought his fccrecy with K- ne\t tlie Mallitt\s honour trvd,Whf)fe honell jaw,, the brilie dcfyd ;JIc llretchd his hand to proffer more ;The furly dog his fingers tore. Switt ran the Cur ; with indignationThe malUr took his him, the villains curll, lie cries,And round hie neck the halter ties. lor The 102 FABLES. The Dog his humble fuit bcggd in juflice to be maftcr fat. On either handThe cited dogs confronting ftand ^The Cur the blood

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