. Moral emblems, with aphorisms, adages, and proverbs, of all ages and nations . -&*&>> E MEGLIO LASCIARE CHE MANCARE. ^^S>. THE GOOSE HISSES WELL, BUT IT DONT BITE. *HEN firft thefe Geefe I faw, and heardThem hifs fo fierce at me;With fear oerwhelmd, I fled the bird, And thought therein to feeSome winged heaft, or dragon fell,Whofe peftilential breath WORDS ARE BUT WIND, BUT BLOWS UNKIND. ia^^S^ LE PAROLE NON BASTANO. -§>=g-^=g; Alone fufficed, as Id heard tell, To fpread difmay and length their fnappifh noife defpite, I felt within my breaftA ftrange refolve to flay my f
. Moral emblems, with aphorisms, adages, and proverbs, of all ages and nations . -&*&>> E MEGLIO LASCIARE CHE MANCARE. ^^S>. THE GOOSE HISSES WELL, BUT IT DONT BITE. *HEN firft thefe Geefe I faw, and heardThem hifs fo fierce at me;With fear oerwhelmd, I fled the bird, And thought therein to feeSome winged heaft, or dragon fell,Whofe peftilential breath WORDS ARE BUT WIND, BUT BLOWS UNKIND. ia^^S^ LE PAROLE NON BASTANO. -§>=g-^=g; Alone fufficed, as Id heard tell, To fpread difmay and length their fnappifh noife defpite, I felt within my breaftA ftrange refolve to flay my flight, And meet them at my looking round as fiercely too, I was about to draw,And pierce the hiding mongers through; When all at once I faw—And faid, as plain as I could fpeak : Why Im a fool outright!The beafts a flat and toothlefs beak! With that he cannot bite;No claws upon his feet has he That I had need to fear,No crooked talons that I fee With which my flefh to all mere empty wind, een though So dread to th ear and fight;Fear not, my mates !—who hifs and blow Are feldom fierce to bite. \ X 7IJT gapen
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