. Æsop's fables : with upwards of one hundred and fifty emblematical devices . no effect upon a conscience hardened in iniquity, and a mind versed in a long practice olw^rong and robbery. Remonstrances, howeverreasonably urged, or movingly couched, haveno more influence upon the heart of such a one,than the gentle evening breeze has upon theoak when it whispers among its branches, or therising surges upon the deaf rock when they dashand break against its sides. Power shouldnever be trusted in the hands of an impiousselfish man, and one that has more regard tothe gratification of his own unboun
. Æsop's fables : with upwards of one hundred and fifty emblematical devices . no effect upon a conscience hardened in iniquity, and a mind versed in a long practice olw^rong and robbery. Remonstrances, howeverreasonably urged, or movingly couched, haveno more influence upon the heart of such a one,than the gentle evening breeze has upon theoak when it whispers among its branches, or therising surges upon the deaf rock when they dashand break against its sides. Power shouldnever be trusted in the hands of an impiousselfish man, and one that has more regard tothe gratification of his own unbounded avaricethan to public peace and justice. Were it notfor the tacit consent and heartless complianceof a great majority of fools, mankind wouldnot be ridden, as oftentimes they are, by a lit-tle majority of knaves, to their great misfor-tune : for, whatever people may think of thetimes, if they were ten times worse than theyare, it is principally owing to their own stupidi-ty. Why do they trust the man a momentlonger who has once injured and betrayedthem? FABLE n\. THE LEOPARD AND THE FOX. The Leopard one day took it into his head tovalue himself upon the great variety and beau-ty of his spots, and truly he saw no reason whyeven the Lion should take place of him, sincehe could not show so beautiful a skin. As forthe rest of the wild beasts of the forest, hatreated them all, without distinction, in themost haughty disdainful manner. But the Foxbeing among them, went up to him with a greatdeal of spirit and resolution, and told him, thathe was mistaken in the value he was pleased toset upon himself; since people of judgmentwere not used to form their opinion of meritfrom an outside appearance, but by consideringthe good qualities and endowments with whichthe mind was stored within. APPLICATIOJC. How much more heavenly and powerfulwould beauty prove, if it were not so frequentlyimpaired by the affectation and conceitedness F 122 FABLE LVIir. of its possessor! If soms wo
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