. Fables of Aesop and others. asonable through the depravity of human nature, we very often seethese laws violated, and the relations before mentioned, treatingone another with as much virulence as enemies of differentcountries are capable of Through the natural impatience andprotervity of youth, we observe the first occasion for any ani-mosity, most frequently arising from their side; but, however,there are not wanting examples of undutiful parents; and, whena father by using a son ill, and denying him such an education,and such an allowance as his circumstances can well afford,
. Fables of Aesop and others. asonable through the depravity of human nature, we very often seethese laws violated, and the relations before mentioned, treatingone another with as much virulence as enemies of differentcountries are capable of Through the natural impatience andprotervity of youth, we observe the first occasion for any ani-mosity, most frequently arising from their side; but, however,there are not wanting examples of undutiful parents; and, whena father by using a son ill, and denying him such an education,and such an allowance as his circumstances can well afford,gives him occasion to withdraw his respect from him; to urgehis begetting of him as the sole obligation to duty, is talkinglike a silly unthinking dotard. Mutual benevolence must bekept up between relations, as well as friends; for, without thiscement, whatever you please to call the building, it is only a cas-tle in the air, a thing to be talked of without the least reality. iESOPS FABLES. 59 FAB. XXI. The Peacocks Complaint. The Peacock presented a memorial to Juno, import-ing how hardly he thought he was used in not havingso good a voice as the Nightingale: how that prettyanimal was agreeable to every ear that heard it, whilehe was laughed at for his ugly screaming noise, if hedid but open his mouth. The goddess, concerned atthe uneasiness of her favourite bird, answered himvery kindly to this purpose. If the Nightingale is blestwith a fine voice, you have the advantage in point ofbeauty and largeness of person. Ah! says he, but whatavails my silent unmeaning beauty, whejj, I am so farexcelled in voice! The goddess dismissed him, bid-ding him consider, that the properties of every creaturewere appointed by the decree of fate; to him beauty;strength to the Eagle; to the Nightingale a voice ofmelody; the faculty of speech to the Parrot; and to theDove innocence. That each of these was contentedwith its own peculiar quality; and unless he had amind to be miserable, he must lear
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