on, told him he did ill to muddle the Water ſo, and Spoil their Drink. Well (ſays he) But I muſt either Spoil your Drink, or have Nothing to Eat my ſelf.
The MORAL.
REFLEXION.
THIS Allegory is frequently Applied to thoſe that make Advantage to Themſelves by Embroyling the Publique; and ſet their Country A-fire for the Roaſting of their Own Eggs. "Tis the Only Trade that many People have to Live by, and the moſt Profitable Trade too, when the Occaſion lies Fair for their Purpoſe. 'Tis with the Common People in this Caſe, juſt as ‘tis with Fiſhes: Trouble the Waters, ſo that they cannot ſee their Way before them, and you Have ’em Sure in the Bag before they know where they are.
Fab. CLXIX.
An Ape and a Dolphin.
PEople were us'd in the Days of Old, to carry Gameſome Puppies and Apes with 'em to Sea, to paſs away the Time withall. Now there was One of theſe Apes, it ſeems, aboard a Veſſel that was caſt away in a very great Storm. As the Men were Paddling for their Lives, and the Ape for Company, a Certain Dolpbin that took him for a Man, got him upon his Back, and was making towards Land with him. He had him into a Safe Road call’d the Pyræus, and took occaſion to Ask the Ape, whether he was an Athenian or not? He told him Yes, and of a very Ancient Family there. Why then (ſays the Dolphin) You know Pyræus: Oh! exceedingly well, ſays T'other. (taking it for the Name of a Man) Why Pyræus is my very Particular Good Friend. The Dolphin, upon This, had ſuch an Indignation for the Impudence of the Buffoon-Ape, that he gave him the Slip from between his Legs, and there was an End of my very Good Friend, the Athenian.
The MORAL.
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