FABLE XX. The Court of Death. Intemperance is the great and original caufe, that ge nerally fhortens human life. FABLE XXI. Industry and Sloth. Our term of life does not allow time for long protracted deliberations. A prudent perfon will not only preferve his innocence, but avoid the confequence of any feeming handle he may afford to his oppreffor. The Hermit and the Bear. The random zeal of inconfiderate friends is often as hurtful as the wrath of enemies.. The Paffenger and the Pilot. We are no where out of the reach of Providence, either to punish or to protect us. FABLE XXV. The partial Judge. The injuries we do, and thofe we fuffer, are feldom weighed in the fame fcales. The Fox that had loft his Tail. 'Tis common for men to wish others reduced to their own level; and we ought to guard against fuch advice as may proceed from this principle. FABLE XXVII. The Nobleman and his Son. The means fuggefted by fuperftition to fecure us from Jupiter and the Herdsman. Were our ill-judged prayers to be always granted, how many The partiality of parents often makes themselves ridi- The Plague among the Beasts. The poor and helpless undergo thofe punishments for The Cat, the Cock, and the young Mouse. The Farmer and his Dog. The greater room there appears for refentment, the Y 1 1 The Owl and the Eagle. Narrow minds think the fyftem of the univerfe fhould FABLE XXXV. The fick Lion, the Fox, and the Wolf. The Blind Man and the Lame. The wants and weakneffes of individuals form the The Lion, the Bear, the Monkey, and the Fox. FABLE XXXVIII. The Owl and the Nightingale. Tis natural for a pedant to defpife thofe arts which FABLE XXXIX. The Ant and the Caterpillar. Boys of no very promifing appearance often become the FABLE XL. The two Foxes. We should ever guard against thofe vices, that are ·Schemes of ambition, without proper talents, always = The Fox and the Cat. Perfons may write fine fyftems of morality, who never The object of our pride is often the caufe of our mif- The Dove and the Ant. The most important actions are often performed by the Gravity, tho' fometimes the mein of wisdom, is often It is eafy to find reafons to justify any thing we are Folly, paffing with men for wisdom, makes each con- Our opinions of things are altogether as various, as if |