. Æsop's fables, embellished with one hundred and eleven emblematical devices . this melancholy condition ?—* Nay, prithee, friend, replies the Fox, if youwish me well, do not stand pitying of me, but lend so FABLE VIII. me some succour as fast as you can: for pity isbut cold comfort when one is up to the chin inwater, and within a hairs breadth of starving ordrowning. APPLICATION. Pity, indeed, is of itself but poor comfort atany time; and, unless it produces somethingmore substantial, is rallier impertinently trouble-some, than any Avay agreeable. To stand be-moaning the misfortunes of our f
. Æsop's fables, embellished with one hundred and eleven emblematical devices . this melancholy condition ?—* Nay, prithee, friend, replies the Fox, if youwish me well, do not stand pitying of me, but lend so FABLE VIII. me some succour as fast as you can: for pity isbut cold comfort when one is up to the chin inwater, and within a hairs breadth of starving ordrowning. APPLICATION. Pity, indeed, is of itself but poor comfort atany time; and, unless it produces somethingmore substantial, is rallier impertinently trouble-some, than any Avay agreeable. To stand be-moaning the misfortunes of our friends, withoutoffering some expedient to alleviate them, is onlyechoing to their grief, and putting them in mindthat they are miserable. He is truly my friendwho, with a ready presence of mind, supportsme; not he who condoles with me upon my illsuccess, and says he is sorry for my loss. Inshort, a favour or obligation is doubled by beingwell-timed; and he is the best benefactor, whoknows our necessities, and complies with our•wishes, even before we ask him. FABLE IX. 21. THE WOLVES AND THE SHEEP. 1 HE Wolves and the Sheep had been a longtime in a state of war together. At last a cessa-tion of arms was proposed, in order to a treaty ofpeace, and hostages were to be delivered on bothsides for security. The Wolves proposed thatthe Sheep should give up their dogs, on the oneside, and that they would deliver up their youngones, on the other. This proposal was agreed to jbut no sooner executed, than the young Wolvesbegan to howl for want of their dams. The oldones took this opportunity to cry out, the treatywas broke; and so falling upon the Sheep, whowere destitute of their faithful guardians thedogs, they worried and devoured them withoutcontrol. 22 FABLE IX. APPLICATION. In all our transactions with mankind, even inthe most private and low life, we should have aspecial regard how, and with whom, we trust our-selves. Men, in this respect, ouf^ht to look uponeach other as Wolv
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