1SOP. Fab. I. Of the Cock^ a?yl pretious Stone. T O If T Chanticleer three times aloud proclaims Day's fignall vidory ore Night's vanquifh'd Flames: As oft the mighty W Lyons are affrighted ... Show more
1SOP. Fab. I. Of the Cock^ a?yl pretious Stone. T O If T Chanticleer three times aloud proclaims Day's fignall vidory ore Night's vanquifh'd Flames: As oft the mighty W Lyons are affrighted M*rs tardy Sentinel three times aloud proclaim'd Th' approaching Day. The Fable is thus related by L*ci*n. There was a young m*H u,^ A lector, very intimate wi,h Mars, in Jo much that wherfoevtr Mars *f to Venus, be tetk. Ale&or ><& &, (/ri/ the Sun wjj/;; i,; In. w Vulcan ) W /f/( /w to jm wf ffe Acr, rfj< to give notice wh: the Sun up. pruch'd. On 4 time ke&otfc!la/lee?-And*mlliglj bttmj'd his Trft : The Sun difcoverdthe two Lovers iVu!can, who cufk them in 4NetMan,asfoc as he rnugct Imje, in anger turned the jouxg MU t. a CccK: for this r/*>/w tbt Su rifilb, the C^cro^s n give mice of his tffroitch. Chtretr.'x tlie Stoifk, and Proclas and/>erpAjrr.(,I>ytbagorc. an philofopbers.afcribe the crowing of the Cock before day to a fympathy betwixt that Bird and the Sun, affirming, that the Sun contributes fomeihing ce-ieftial to it, for which it gratefully ri- Hence perhaps is the Cock called the Perfia* Vird,Hefychins, rHftnx.li i{r,t, i axx7puV- becaufe.as the Virfians, he worfhips the rifing Sun : but the common reafon is taken from the Fable related by Ariflejhimes, in Avibtts, That on a time the Cock was Rmperour of Per/*,and raigncd tyrannically ; info-much that full all pevfom ss foon as he crow*betake ihemfelves to labour, as if fearing punrflimenc for negligence. fb, The reafon why the Lion is a-fi aid of the Cock.Prw/xs faith, is, be-caufe the Cock hath a much greater fhsre of i he <:uns influence then the Lyon , though they both derive their Katures from him. But Lucretius O- He from proud R oofts, high as the thatch defcends, s'**k'J"* "'"fm'ecd"immi^ His Wives, his Concubines, and fair Race attends. ^-, "I"'/', "'' {r1^ With his fhrill Notes, while others are delighted. In a fjhort Coat of Feathers warm as FurSj In Boots drawn up, and gilded Spurs^ ( Of old the valiant-Cock the Eagle Knighted ) Thcreare not any Seflt of Philofophy things to immateriality, The Eiicitre, boih allege for this, ( nbfit verb* invidi*) a feed in the Cocks body lies. And through the Balls with horrid anguifli goes, effluent attorns hurt the Lyons Eyes, That they their Courage, and all ficrcencf* lofe. te than tliefe two ; The Pytbtgorednr nd Actidemk'^ endeavouring to bring i .terislity : and if I may freely give my opinion of the reafons . to 1i:i:ih J.n '"T Scaling
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JESOPS FABLES. (c) The Diamond playes four warm which art tour colours, White, Brown, Blew, and Green. White the beft. Brown the ficond bdt, Blew the third Green the worft ; yet the White T... Show more
JESOPS FABLES. (c) The Diamond playes four warm which art tour colours, White, Brown, Blew, and Green. White the beft. Brown the ficond bdt, Blew the third Green the worft ; yet the White Tabk-Diamand, ifit be thick, will play black, but if it play white it is much better. (</) Pliny lib. 3 7. cap. 6. Vuritia in-tnarralilys eft, [imulque igninm viOrix atura,& nunqneim incalefccns^mde e~ nomcx Indomitavis Grxca interpretative Acctfit. Its bdrdnefs is'untxfreffi-ble : it f nature conquers fire, never ta-kjg heat: Tthrnct earned ijk^t by f^Grceks by the Arabians DUmah , from Dim, to endure : whence our word Di'imwd. Scaling a fordid Mountain, ftraight he found A Star in Duft, a iparkling Diamond. Then fpake the Cock : Stone of the W whiteft Water, Whom(d) Time, nor Fire can waft, nor Anvil batter; If thee fome skilful Jeweller had fold, Adorned thus with pureft Gold, To a fond Lover : He, his Love to flatter, Would (wear his Ladies Eyes out-fliine thy Raies (Brisjhteft of Gems) although (he look nine waies. ( rv. Amongft other properties for winch the Dian-nnd is compared to and made the Emblem of learning, receive thefefrom Piiny lib. 37. cap. 6. I'enrn* irrita faeit,& Ijmpbatioxes abi-git,& mettts x ams expert, It null, the force if J>ojfcn,it expels frenzy, and vain fears. This fable wa? elegantly tranfla-ted by rhidmt ,oneof the Liberti ofAugustus. lib.3. Fab. 11. Jnflirquilinio puUns gaKinacens Dim vtrit efcam, margarium reppt- Jal es indigao cjuan-a m,if nit, lao Hoc fi quit pretn i nfijus vidijjet tut, Olim rcdifs ad fplcwkrem maxim* Egijiitt inveni, pthr c*i mnlto cilm<, Nie tiki frcdtjjc, nee mihi ?*<>?*, The young Cock ranfacking a Dung- hil found, In queft of fofcer fare, a Diamond ; Bright Gem, how ill faid he.thpu here imh thee who knew thy worth e tins in all thy glory id, fuch Gewgaws I not rment for your fairer Thou ^ Emblem of vain Learning may'ft adorn The wifeft, but give me a Barley Corn. Let meagre Scholars wafte their Brains, and Tapers, In queft of thee, while they turn anxious Papers, Let me have pleafure, and my belly full; . Far better is an Empty Scull Than a Head ftuff'd with Melancholy Vapours. Lye ftill obfeure ; I'll be to Nature fynd; My Body I'll not jlarve to feed my Mind. had Thou hadil e look*. Cnowthiss value ot good Moral. Voluptuous Men Philofopby deftife ; Down with all Learning the armd Soldier cryes : On Gleab, and Cattell, greedy Farmers look I And Merchants only pri^e their Countin Fab.
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JESOTS F ABIES. Fab. II. Of the Dog and Shadow. fwt HIS Dog away with a whole Shoulder ran, B Let thanks be to the carelcls Larder-Man, Which made the Proverb true: both large and g...
