JESOPS FABLES. All Monarch-hating Stores and Cranes, who march Like Sons of Thundery hrough Heavens Cryftal-arch, When Tumult calls, to beat thole Wigeons down, That vainly flock to re-advance the Crown. Of Maritim bus'nefs, let our Sea-fowl tell, Who now as far beneath, as 'tis to Hell, Th' Antipodes dive, to fetch home Gold and Spice From Phoenix, and the Bird ofParadife; Whom Thunder-eating Fire-Drakes fafe convey From royal Harfyes, that pickeer at Sea. W"ar isfaroffremov'd, and almoft done; And we now /porting in the golden Sun Prune, and re-gild our Wrings; while on hard Coafts, Wedded to Famine, and eternal Frofts, The Eagle rigid Di/cipline digefts, Drove from his Godwits to the Byters Nefts. We fear no flying Nation, fhould the King Pium'd Grijfons, and his winged-Horfes bring, (a) A winged Horle/eign'd to have ,,;, . n IL/TIIO rife out of the biood of ^/i dam Of no w lcorn cl W 1veva'jus the banied oons by PtrftHs, Ovid I.4. , ., So oft chas'd round our vaft Dominions. DumejHtgravi fomnas eoiftbros tpjttm- EripJ^t'plt coiic, pwifaefw. But a new Danger, with a dire Oftent, vega7on,&frtremm*tri,def*ngme ( You Gods avertit from this Parliament, Begins to threaten. Line unthought upon lderj D b r NW fliadeS lt {^ alld tO * Wd * gW How her head he from her fhou took fc'r heavy Sleep her Snakes and her ThSdof pega/us and of his bro- Luxurious Branches mooting to the Sky. sprung from the biood of their new- This this,behold! is the great Enemy : flaughter"d mother. J ' .., r,, . n t Man will make Nets of this, where he'l no fewer By which Fable the Poets exprefled > mouths oTnleVn!chandfllceeltat"fv1do- Than thoufand filly Birds at once fecure: Under the Tyranny of twifted Cords Oft Lybian Lyons grone; thofe Forcft Lords W'ild Bu!s, and Boars, make all the Wood relbund. VV;hen they are taken in this Linnen Pound : Fetter'd in thefe, how loud ftorm falvage Bears ? And took Hyenas weep with unfeign'd Tears. This