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... confcience to demand a further reward.'Tis a nice queftion , how far wicked men in their diftreffes ought to be relieved ; -but an Ingrate is a monster ! XXXI . The XXXI . The BEAR and the Two FRIENDS . TWO 20 : SELECT MORAL.
... confcience to demand a further reward.'Tis a nice queftion , how far wicked men in their diftreffes ought to be relieved ; -but an Ingrate is a monster ! XXXI . The XXXI . The BEAR and the Two FRIENDS . TWO 20 : SELECT MORAL.
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... reward to any one who could furnish out a new or uncommon diverfion . Excited by emulation , the artifts affembled from all parts ; among whom , a Mimic , well known for his arch wit , gave out , that he had a kind of entertainment that ...
... reward to any one who could furnish out a new or uncommon diverfion . Excited by emulation , the artifts affembled from all parts ; among whom , a Mimic , well known for his arch wit , gave out , that he had a kind of entertainment that ...
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... reward . Thefe affecting circumftances afforded him a ftriking leffon , how dangerous it is , too haftily , to give way to the blind impulfe of a fudden paffion , XCII . The A XCII . The GNAT and the BEE . Gnat 60 MORAL SELECT.
... reward . Thefe affecting circumftances afforded him a ftriking leffon , how dangerous it is , too haftily , to give way to the blind impulfe of a fudden paffion , XCII . The A XCII . The GNAT and the BEE . Gnat 60 MORAL SELECT.
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... reward of the conqueror . CXXIV . The LAURUSTINUS and the ROSE - TREE . the quarters of a fhrubbery , where deciduous I plants and evergreens were intermingled with an air of negligence , it happened that a Rofe grew not far from a ...
... reward of the conqueror . CXXIV . The LAURUSTINUS and the ROSE - TREE . the quarters of a fhrubbery , where deciduous I plants and evergreens were intermingled with an air of negligence , it happened that a Rofe grew not far from a ...
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... reward of it . As for me , I fhall prefer the credit of having honestly de- fended my mafter's property , to any fame you have acquired by thus heroically invading it . CXXXVII . The KING - FISHER and the SPARROW . A Sa King - fifher ...
... reward of it . As for me , I fhall prefer the credit of having honestly de- fended my mafter's property , to any fame you have acquired by thus heroically invading it . CXXXVII . The KING - FISHER and the SPARROW . A Sa King - fifher ...
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Page 135 - THE MAN AND THE FLEA. WHETHER on earth, in air, or main, Sure every thing alive is vain! Does not the hawk all fowls survey, As destined only for his prey ? And do not tyrants, prouder things, Think men were born for slaves to kings? When the crab views the pearly strands, Or Tagus bright with golden sands; Or crawls beside the coral grove, And hears the ocean roll above;
Page 134 - My latter life is rest and peace. I grant, to man we lend our pains, And aid him to correct the plains. But doth not he divide the care, Through all the labours of the year? How many thousand structures rise, To fence us from inclement skies!
Page 135 - Tis thus in friendships ; who depend On many, rarely find a friend. A Hare who, in a civil way, Complied with everything, like Gay, Was known by all the bestial train...
Page 133 - Shall then our nobler jaws submit To foam and champ the galling bit? Shall haughty man my back bestride ? Shall the sharp spur provoke my side ? Forbid it Heavens ! Reject the rein ; Your shame, your infamy, disdain. Let him the lion first control, And still the tiger's famish'd growl.
Page 100 - All cowards should be served like you. See, see, your murd'rer is in view : With purple hands and reeking knife, He strips the skin yet warm with life. Your quarter'd sires, your bleeding dams, The dying bleat of harmless lambs, Call for revenge. O stupid race ! The heart that wants revenge is base.
Page 127 - I'll read my fable. Betwixt her swagging pannier's load A Farmer's "wife to market rode, And, jogging on, with thoughtful care Summ'd up the profits of her ware; When...
Page 113 - Great fouls with generous pity melt, Which coward tyrants never felt. How harmlefs is our fleecy care ! Be brave, and let thy. mercy fpare.
Page 180 - Then let the charge be juftly laid ; That idle boy neglects his trade, And hardly once in twenty years, A couple to your temple bears. The wretches, whom your office blends, Silenus now, or Plutus fends ; Hence care, and bitternefs, and ftrife, Are common to the nuptial life. Believe me ; more than all mankind...
Page 65 - THE BOY AND THE BUTTERFLY. A BOY, greatly smitten with the colours of a butterfly, pursued it from flower to flower with indefatigable pains. First he aimed to surprise it among the leaves of a rose ; then to cover it with his hat, as it was feeding on a daisy...
Page 124 - Where, sir, is all this dainty cheer? Nor turkey, goose, nor hen, is here. These are the phantoms of your brain, And your sons lick their lips in vain.