Houſe: Well! ſays the Cuckow (in Conceit) to the Hawk, and had not you as good have been Eating Worms now, as Pigeons?
The MORAL.
REFLEXION.
A Safe Mediocrity is much better then an Envy'd, and a Dangerous Excellency. They that in their Proſperity Deſpiſe Others, ſhall be ſure in their Adverſity to be Deſpis'd Themſelves. It is much the ſame Caſe with Men of Prey, that it is with Birds of Prey. They take it for a Diſparagement to Sort themſelves with any Other then the Enemies of the Publique Peace: But Men that Live upon Rapine, are ſet up for a Marque, as the Common Enemy; and all Heads and Hands are at Work to Deſtroy them.
Fab. CCLXII.
A Country-man and an Aſs.
AS a Country-man was Grazing his Aſs in a Meadow, comes a Hot Alarum that the Enemy was juſt falling into their Quarters. The Poor Man calls preſently to his Aſs, in a Terrible Fright, to Scoure away as faſt as he could Scamper: for, ſays he, we ſhall be Taken elſe. Well, quoth the Aſs, and what if we ſhould be Taken? I have One Pack-Saddle upon my Back already, will they Clap Another a top of that d'ye Think? I can but be a Slave wherever I am: So that Taken, or not Taken, 'tis all a Caſe to Me.
The MORAL.
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