. Fables of Aesop and others. erally observed thatthey cease, during that time at least, to be what they were;and are indeed looked upon to be only playing the fool. If thefair ones we have been speaking of have a true ascendant overthem, they will oblige them to divest themselves of commonsense, and to talk and act ridiculously before they can thinkthem worthy of the least regard. Should one of these fine crea-tures be addressed in the words of Juba: Tis not a set of features, or complexion The tincture of a skin, that I admire. Beauty soon grows familiar to the lover, Fades in his eye, and p
. Fables of Aesop and others. erally observed thatthey cease, during that time at least, to be what they were;and are indeed looked upon to be only playing the fool. If thefair ones we have been speaking of have a true ascendant overthem, they will oblige them to divest themselves of commonsense, and to talk and act ridiculously before they can thinkthem worthy of the least regard. Should one of these fine crea-tures be addressed in the words of Juba: Tis not a set of features, or complexion The tincture of a skin, that I admire. Beauty soon grows familiar to the lover, Fades in his eye, and palls upon the sense. The virtuous Marcia towers above her sex; True, she is fair, oh, how divinely fair! But still, the lovely maid improves her charms With inward greatness, unaffected wisdom, And sanctity of man that should venture the success of a strong passion,upon the construction she would put upon such a compliment,might have reason to repent of his conduct. iESOPS FABLES. r^i FAB. LX. The Cat and the As the Cat and the Fox were talking politics toge-ther, on a time, in the middle of the forest, Reynardsaid, let things turn out ever so bad, he did not care,for he had a thousand tricks for them yet before theyshould hurt him; but pray, says he, Mrs. Puss, sup-pose there should be an invasion, what course do youdesign to take? Nay, says the Cat, 1 have but oneshift for it, and if that wont do, I am undone. I amsorry for you, replied Reynard, with all my heart, andwould gladly furnish you with one or two of mme, butindeed neighbour, as times go, it is not good to trust;we must even be every one for himself, as the sayingis; and so your humble servant. These words werescarce out of his mouth, when they were alarmed bya pack of hounds, that came upon them full cry: theCat, by the help of her one single shift, ran up a tree,and sat securely among the top branches, from whenceshe beheld Reynard, who had not been able to get out 124 ^SOPS FABLES. of sight, ove
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