. Fables of Aesop and others. orehand, that when the time comes for himto make use of them, he may not be in a hurry and wise general has not his men to discipline, or his ammuni-tion to provide, when the trumpet sounds, to arms; but sets aparthis times of exercise for one, and his magazines for the other,in the calm season of peace. We hope to live to a ^ood old age; should we not then layup a store of conveniences against that time, when we shall bemost in want of them, and least able to procure them? We must die; nay, never start; we must. Are there not somenecessary things for
. Fables of Aesop and others. orehand, that when the time comes for himto make use of them, he may not be in a hurry and wise general has not his men to discipline, or his ammuni-tion to provide, when the trumpet sounds, to arms; but sets aparthis times of exercise for one, and his magazines for the other,in the calm season of peace. We hope to live to a ^ood old age; should we not then layup a store of conveniences against that time, when we shall bemost in want of them, and least able to procure them? We must die; nay, never start; we must. Are there not somenecessary things for us to transact before we depart; at leastsome trifle or other for us to bequeath, which a sudden strokemay prevent us frcci ioingl sure there is. And, if so, how in-excusable shall we be, if we defer the execution of it until thealarm comes upon us. / did not think of i<, is an expressiouonwortJiy of a wise mans mouth, and was only intended for iheuse of iboLs. 180 ^SOPS FABLES. FAB. XCVI. The Old Woman and the Empty An Old Woman saw an empty Cask lying, fromwhich there had been lately drawn a quantity of choiceracy Palm Sack: the spirit of which yet hung aboutthe vessel, and the very lee yielded a grateful cordialscent. She applied her nose to the bung-hole, andsnuffing very heartily for some time, at last broke outinto this exclamation; Oh! the delicious smell! howgood, how charming good must you have been once!when your very dregs are so agreeable and refresh-ing. THE APPLICATION. Phadrus was an old man when he wrote his Fables, and thishe applies to himself, intimating what we ought to judge of hisyouth, when his old age was capable of such productions. ButBure this is a piece of vanity that diminishes something of thegood savour of an agreeable old man; and it had been hanjd-somer to have left us to make the application for him. It is at once a pleasing and melancholy idea, which is given J:!SOPS FABLES. 181 as by tlie view of an old man or woman, whose conversat
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