. Early lessons .. . eached the shore, and thephilosophers who had parted in malice, now met inwonder, but in peace. How strange it is, said they toeach other, that going east and going west, shouldfinally lead to the same point! Having spent some time at the happy isle, theyentered their ships, and, bidding a reluctant adieu tothe place, returned to Tyre. On being required bythe king to tell him the shape of the island, the grandobject of the expedition, the philosophers looked ateach other, and appeared to be abashed. The kingwas angry, and imperiously commanded them toanswer his question. T
. Early lessons .. . eached the shore, and thephilosophers who had parted in malice, now met inwonder, but in peace. How strange it is, said they toeach other, that going east and going west, shouldfinally lead to the same point! Having spent some time at the happy isle, theyentered their ships, and, bidding a reluctant adieu tothe place, returned to Tyre. On being required bythe king to tell him the shape of the island, the grandobject of the expedition, the philosophers looked ateach other, and appeared to be abashed. The kingwas angry, and imperiously commanded them toanswer his question. They then confessed that theyhad forgotten to ask about the shape of the island. Let me have no more quarrels, then, said the king,about idle questions of belief; let your arroganceand dogmatism be humbled by the recollection, that CJ •/ opposite courses have led to the same point; andremember that matters of speculation, which arewrought into consequence by contention, sink intoinsignificance in the light of THE DOG AND SHADOW. A FABLE.
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