. Æsop's fables : with upwards of one hundred and fifty emblematical devices . ritings which made histitle to it; and, if he is so far captivated as tobe persuaded to part with these, his teeth andhis claws are gone, and he lies entirely at themercy of madam and her relations. All thefavour he is to expect after this is from the ac-cidental goodness of the family he falls into;which, if it hajf^en to be of a particular strain,will notfail to keep him in a distant subjeq||in,after they have stripped liim of all his but a true friendship, and a mutual in-terest, can keep up recipro
. Æsop's fables : with upwards of one hundred and fifty emblematical devices . ritings which made histitle to it; and, if he is so far captivated as tobe persuaded to part with these, his teeth andhis claws are gone, and he lies entirely at themercy of madam and her relations. All thefavour he is to expect after this is from the ac-cidental goodness of the family he falls into;which, if it hajf^en to be of a particular strain,will notfail to keep him in a distant subjeq||in,after they have stripped liim of all his but a true friendship, and a mutual in-terest, can keep up reciprocal love between theconjugal pair ; and when that is wanting, andnotliing but contempt and aversion remain tosupply the place, matrimony becomes a down-right state of enmity and hostility: and whata miserable case he must be in, who has puthimself and his whole power into the hands ofhis enemy, let those consider, who, while theyare in their sober senses, abhor the thoughts ofbeing betrayed into their ruin, by following theimpulse of a blind unheeding passion. FABLE ex. 227. THE TORTOISE A:^D THE EAGLE. A HE Tortoise, weary of his condition, bywhich he was confined to creep upon the ground,and being ambitious to have a prospect, andlo(i about him, gave out, that if any birdwould take him up into the air, and show himthe world, he would reward him with a dis-covery of many precious stones, which he knewwere hidden in a certain place of the earth:t-he Eagle undertook to do as he desired, and,when he had performed his commission, de-manded the reward; but finding the Tortoisecould not make good his words, he stuck histalons into the softer parts of his body, andmade him a sacrifice to his revenge. APPLICATION. ,As men of honour ought to consider calmlyhow far the things which they promise may bein their power, before they venture to makepromises upon this account, because tho non- 228 FABLE ex. performance of them will be apt to excite anuneasiness within themselves, and tarnish
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