. Fables. grew huff. Says he, This fneer From you I littje thought to hear; Your meaning in your looks I fee. Pray whats dame Dobbins, friend, to me ? Did I eer make her poultry thinner? Prove that I owe the dame a dinner. Friend, quoth the Cur, I meant no harm: Then why fo captious ? Why fo warm ? My F A B L E S. 203 ^ Iv words, in common acceptation,C A\U\ never give thL> provocation.\a lamb, for oui^ht I ever knew, be more innocent than voii. At thii, Renaril wined and fwurr.^ icli langua^e neer was given before. Wliats himb to me? This fancy hint!.ows me,
. Fables. grew huff. Says he, This fneer From you I littje thought to hear; Your meaning in your looks I fee. Pray whats dame Dobbins, friend, to me ? Did I eer make her poultry thinner? Prove that I owe the dame a dinner. Friend, quoth the Cur, I meant no harm: Then why fo captious ? Why fo warm ? My F A B L E S. 203 ^ Iv words, in common acceptation,C A\U\ never give thL> provocation.\a lamb, for oui^ht I ever knew, be more innocent than voii. At thii, Renaril wined and fwurr.^ icli langua^e neer was given before. Wliats himb to me? This fancy hint!.ows me, bafe knave, which way you tother night your maflcr loft1 hrcc lambs; am I to pay the cuil :uur vile refleclions would implyi hat Im the thief You dog, you ly Thou knave, tliou fool, (the Dog reply d,I lie name isjuft, take cither fide;I iiy guilt thefe applications fj^cak :. irrali, tis conlciencc makes you K^ So faying, on the Fox he felf-convicU-d felon dies. I ABLE 204 Grmr^ot-ttw. r^GuJu-/}^. FABLE II. T!he Vu L T u R, /Zf S p A R R o w, and other a Friend in the Country,XT^ RE I begin, I muft premife Onr minifters are good and wife 5So, though malicious tongues apply,Pray, \v : care they, or what care I?3 If r .^1 B L E S. 205 If I 2m tree with CDurts; be t known,. J neer prcruine to mean our general morals Teem to jokeOn miniftcrs and fuch like folk,A captious fool may take offence;I What then ? He knows his own pretence;I .ncddle with no ftatc-afTairs,But fpare my c(l to fnvc mv car?.Our prefcnt fchemcs arc too profoundr r himfelf to found:To ccnfure cm Ive no prctcnfion ;T Avn theyre pall my comprchenlion.^ou fay your brotlicr wants a place,( lis many a younger brothers cafe)And tliat he very foon intendsTu ply the Onirt and teazc his there his merits chance to hndA patriot of an c;>en mind, \Nl;olc 2o6 FABLES. Whofe conflant actions prove him juflTo both a kings and peoples truft,May he, with g
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