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THE TWO YOUNG WARRIORS.

FABLE XVI.
THE TWO YOUNG WARRIORS.

Two farmer-boys, genteel and bright, Who in ill-doing took delight (For they were by their father spoil’d), Were seeking nests the garden round. A brood of partridges they found, And in their joy went nearly wild. The fledglings scatter far and near Under the impulse of their fear,