jESOPS FABLES. Yet fuch it was, that had it took,, in blood His Soul had wander'd through the Stygian flood ; But miffing, the /oft air receivs the wound, xAnd ore and ore he tumbles to the ground. Nor at th' advantage was Frogmoreton flack, But at one ;ump beftrides the Micearis back , Then gra/pinghim 'twixthis cold kneesjie /aid ; Robber of man, who now foallgive the ayd ? Foul Toad, /o Oberon plea/e, I fear not thee, Stout Mouflafba reply'd : then adively He backward caught the/hortarm'd King by th'wriits. And bore him on his (boulders round the Lifts; Lowd croaks fcale Heaven,then maugre all his ftrength. Regains his Sword, and threw him thrice his length. On equal tearms agen they battle joyn'd: Heroick Souls in narrow breafts confin'd! For the/e in Trojan wars, once Champions fierce With gallant Ads adorn'd great Homer's ver/e : After became Teftie Philo/bphers, And fought in hot di/putes, and learned ;arrs; Then WLyons, Bears, Coch^s, Bulls and brifly Hogs j Laft tran/migrated Schi/maticks, or Dogs: Where ere they meet,the war is dill renew'd, With lairing hatred and immortal feud. The King, whole Grandfire when it thunderd loud, 'jMongft fire and hail, dropt from a broken Cloud, And with an Hoaft of W Tondfoles from the sky, In thole vaft Fenns a Frog/an Colony At fir(t did plant: though icy was his skin With Rage and Shame an JEtnafdt within ; R ais'd his broad Flag to make a mighty blow. Thinking at once in two to cleave the Foe; Who nimbly traverfing with skill his ground, On th1Cereahan Shield recciv'd the wound: (g) The Pjthtgirum taught not only the Tranfmigradon of the SouJ from one Man to another, but from Man into Bcafts, and from Beafts into Man again. This is clearly delivered by Ovid fpcaking in the perfon of Py-thtger*,, Iff' '>(**"> memin!) Trojani ttmpre panthoides Eupliorbus cram ,ci pcflorc qutniam Hi fit in adverfo gravis hafla mimris Atrid*,&c. In Trojan wars I {I remember well) Eufhorbtts was,P<j;fo/fon,and fell By UttieUm Larce; my Shield again All alter,nothing finally decaies, Hither and thither flill the Spirit ftraies Gueft to all bodies,out of Beaflj it fliej To Men,from Men to Beafls,and never 0 H!O the Antii Frog3,Mice,Blood,Stones; of which he wiltind many mftances intheHiftory of the Romans, that will perufe Julius Otfefiunt de troiigiis. Yet