. Fables of Aesop and others. the valiant! but to be spiirn-ed by so base a creature as this is, who is the disgraceof nature, is worse than dying ten thousand deaths. THE APPLICATION. He that would be reverenced and respected by the rast ofmankind must lay in a foundation for it of some kind or other, iESOPS FABLES. 2C5 for people cannot he persuaded to pay deference and esteemfor nothing. So that though we have lived in good repute inllie world, if ever we should happen to out-live our stock, wemust not be surprised if we find ourselves slighted and alFront-cd, even by the vilest scum of the
. Fables of Aesop and others. the valiant! but to be spiirn-ed by so base a creature as this is, who is the disgraceof nature, is worse than dying ten thousand deaths. THE APPLICATION. He that would be reverenced and respected by the rast ofmankind must lay in a foundation for it of some kind or other, iESOPS FABLES. 2C5 for people cannot he persuaded to pay deference and esteemfor nothing. So that though we have lived in good repute inllie world, if ever we should happen to out-live our stock, wemust not be surprised if we find ourselves slighted and alFront-cd, even by the vilest scum of the people. If therefore we would raise to ourselves a dignity which willcontinue not only to the end of our lives, but extend itself fardown among the ages of posterity, we should take care to estab-lish it upon a foundation of virtue and good nature; this will notonly preserve us from the insults of enemies, but, upon occasion,surround us with a trusty guard of faithful and sincere friends FAB. CXLVl. The Old Man and his Ax old man had many sons, who were often fallingout with one another. When the father had exertedhis authority, and used other means in order to recon-cile them, and all to no purpose, at last had recourse tothis expedient; he ordered his sons to be called beforehim, and a short bundle of rods to be brought; andchen commanded them, one by one, to try if, with alltheir might and strength, they could any of them breakZ 266 iESOPS FABLES. it: they all tried, but to no purpose; for the rods beingclosely and compactly bound up together, it was im-possible for the force of man to do it. After this, thefather ordered the bundle to be untied, and gave a sin-gle rod to each of his sons, at the same time biddingthem to try and break it; which when each did with allimaginable ease, the father addressed them to this ef-fect. O my sons, behold the power of unity: for if youin like manner, would but keep yourselves strictly con-joined in the bonds of friendship, it cou
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