. Æsop's fables : with upwards of one hundred and fifty emblematical devices . ssustenance, and yield it a reasonable , through the depravity of human nature, wevery often see these laws violated, and the rela-tions before-mentioned treating one another withas much virulence as enemies of different countriesare capable of Through the natural impatienceand protervity of youth, we obsen^e the first occa-sion for any animosity most frequently arising fromtheir side; but, however, there are not wantingexamples of undutiful parents; and, when a fa-ther, by using a son ill, and denying
. Æsop's fables : with upwards of one hundred and fifty emblematical devices . ssustenance, and yield it a reasonable , through the depravity of human nature, wevery often see these laws violated, and the rela-tions before-mentioned treating one another withas much virulence as enemies of different countriesare capable of Through the natural impatienceand protervity of youth, we obsen^e the first occa-sion for any animosity most frequently arising fromtheir side; but, however, there are not wantingexamples of undutiful parents; and, when a fa-ther, by using a son ill, and denying him such aneducation and such an allowance as his circum-stances can well aftbrd, gives hun occasion towithdraw his respect from hhn, to urge his beget-ting of him as the sole obligation to duty, is talk-ing like a silly unthinking dotard. Mutual bene-volence must be kept up between relations, as wellas friends; for, without this cement, whatever youplease to call the building, it is only a castle in theair, a thing to be talked of, without the least re-ality. 32 FABLE THE KITE AND THE PIGEONS. A. KITE, who had kept sailing in the air formany days near a dove-house, and made astoop at several pigeons, but all to no purpose(for they were too nimble for him,) at last hadrecourse to stratagem, and took his opportunityone day to make a declaration to them, inwhich he set forth his own just and good inten-tions, who had nothing more at heart than thedefence and protection of the Pigeons in theirancient rights and liberties, and how concernedhe was at their fears and jealousies of a foreigninvasion, especially their unjust and unreason-able suspicions of himself, as if he intended, byforce of arms, to break in upon their constitu-tion, and erect a tyrannical government overthem. To prevent all which, and thoroughly toquiet their minds, he thought proper to proposeto them such terms of alliance and articles ofpeace as might for ever cement a good under-anding between them- the
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