. Æsop's fables, embellished with one hundred and eleven emblematical devices . the woods, she repaired to the houses,and forsaking the conversation of the Birds, hasever since made her abode among the dwellingsof men. APPLICATION. As men, we should always exercise so muchhumanity as to endeavour the welfare of mankind,particularly of our acquaintance and relations:and, if by nothing further, at least by our goodadvice. When we have done this, and, if occasionrequired, continued to repeat it a second or thirdtime, we shall have acquitted ourselves sufficientlyfrom any imputation upon their mis
. Æsop's fables, embellished with one hundred and eleven emblematical devices . the woods, she repaired to the houses,and forsaking the conversation of the Birds, hasever since made her abode among the dwellingsof men. APPLICATION. As men, we should always exercise so muchhumanity as to endeavour the welfare of mankind,particularly of our acquaintance and relations:and, if by nothing further, at least by our goodadvice. When we have done this, and, if occasionrequired, continued to repeat it a second or thirdtime, we shall have acquitted ourselves sufficientlyfrom any imputation upon their miscarriage; andhaving nothing more to do but to separate our-selves from them, that we may not be involvedin their ruin, or be supposed to partake of theirerror. This is an excommunication which reasonallows. For as it would be cruel, on the one side,to prosecute and hurt people for being mistaken,so, on the other, it would be indiscreet and overcomplaisant, to keep them company through alltheir wrong notions, and act contrary to ouropinion out of pure civility. 48 FABLE THE HUNTED BEAVER. It is said that a Beaver (a creature which liveschiefly in the water) has a certain part about himwhich is g^ood in physic, and that, upon thisaccount, he is often hunted down and killed. Onceupon a time, as one of these creatures was hardpursued by the dog-s, and knew not how to escape,recollecting wilh himself the reason of his beingthus persecuted, with a great resolution and pre-sence of mind, he bit off the part which his hunterswanted, and throwing it towards them, by theseuieaus escaped with his life. ^ APPLICATION. However it is among beasts, there are fewItuman creatures but what are hunted for some- FABLE XIX. 49 tiling else besides either tlieii- lives or the pleasureof hunting them. The inquisition would hardlybe so keen against the Jews, if they had notsomething belonging to them which their perse-cutors esteem more valuable than their souls;which whenever that vnse, but obs
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