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Page Number: 240
Text: 126 FABLES. {*) iltxtndtrtkt Great. The W Macedonian was a Type of this, Who fent the Spoyls ofPerfia to Gr^c^. Which to his Father was in Sleep reveal'd, When his Queens Womb he with a Lion...
Show more 126 FABLES. {*) iltxtndtrtkt Great. The W Macedonian was a Type of this, Who fent the Spoyls ofPerfia to Gr^c^. Which to his Father was in Sleep reveal'd, When his Queens Womb he with a Lion feal'd. Then faid the Man ; I know great Prince you are In defarts King, I know your force in War, But all the Laws of Men and Gods forbid, That humane Creatures mould with Salvage wed. The Lion then, ready to lafli his fide, Rowiing up Anger, with grim Looks reply'd; Did not a Queen match with an ugly Bear ? And in dark Caverns liv'd with him a year ? Was not the pregnant Lady, he being flain, By Hunters brought to her own Courts again ? Did not his Son prove a moft valiant King, And flew all thofe were at the murthering Of his Dear Father ? Orfon was no Beaft, Though like his Sire he had a Hairy Bread. Thus having faid, he cruel Weapons draws, Sharp Teeth appear, and needle-pointed Claws. Now Wit aflift , againft the Lions Rage Inflam'd with Love, what Madman would engage ? Then faid the Forefler, great Sir, fheath your Arms, If you vaft Realms will joyn to humble Farms, My Daughters yours, my Error Iconfe/s: For many Salvage Bcafts in Marriages With Women have conjoyn'd, the golden Afs As fair a Lady hath as ever was; Maftives and pious Virgins wed fo rife, Ballads in Streets have fung them Dog and Wife. Take3Sir,my Daughter to your Royal Seat: Yet one thing for the Damfel I entreat; For fweet Love grant her this; See, how (he ftands Trembling to view your Teeth.and armed Hands! Meet
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Page Number: 241
Text: ^SOPS FABLES. Meet her with equal Arms, that face to face She may as boldly charge with ftrid imbrace: Then pare, and draw them out. The Lion faid , What ere thou ask'ftj freely give.OMaid...
Show more ^SOPS FABLES. Meet her with equal Arms, that face to face She may as boldly charge with ftrid imbrace: Then pare, and draw them out. The Lion faid , What ere thou ask'ftj freely give.OMaid ; 1 will deveii my felt of all my Power, And make my Teeth., and Claws,thy Virgin Dow'r. No foonerfaid., but done : With bleeding Jaws On tender Feet he (lands; the Woodman draws Then a bright Falchion hanging by his fide, Which to the Hilts he in his bofom dy'd. The Lions (lain, and the Ceflation broke; When to the dying King the Woodman {poke; They that give up their Tower to Foe or Friend, Let them for Love expeff a woful End; They that undoe themselves to pur chafe Wives, Liljelndims, part with Gold, for Beads and Knives. Love is a Child, and fitch as Love obey, Lie Kingdoms fare, that Infant Scepters fivay. 127 Moral. The powder d Gallant, and the dufty Clown, The horrid Souldier, andthefubtil Gown, OldXoung,StrongJea}^R.icb,?ooryboth Fools and Wife Sufferjwhentbey withfranticLove advife. Fab,
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Page Number: 242
Text: 128 JESOPS FABLES. Fab. LII. Of the Forefter, the Skinner, and a Bear. THe Lion flain, the greedy Forefler Soon (trips him of his R obe,and R oyal Fur The Crown and Scepter, old R egalitie...
Show more 128 JESOPS FABLES. Fab. LII. Of the Forefter, the Skinner, and a Bear. THe Lion flain, the greedy Forefler Soon (trips him of his R obe,and R oyal Fur The Crown and Scepter, old R egalities Of many former Princes, now are his; He takes pofTeffion of the Palace, which Trophies made Proud, and Spoils of Enemies,Rich: Where at an Out-cry pretious things are fold At fmall Rates, deer to Potentates of old. When the fame Man that bought the Lions Skin, Thus to the infulting Victor did begin j Sir, fince the Groves are yours, and you have won Dark Haunts, impenetrable by the Sun, The Lion dead; go, and th' ambitious Bear Deftroy, who now afpires his Matter's Chair. A Heathen King fent to my Shop this Morn, To have a Libyan .B^rx-skin to adorn His fpreading Shoulders with at annual Feafts, When barbarous Cups mud raife his Salvage Guefts. Call forth thy Dogs, and a frefli War begin, Then Gold receive for flaughter'd Bruin's Skin. Then faid the Wood-man; Wilt thou buy ? I'll fell The Devil's Hide, and bring it thee from Hell, For ready Money; come, and give me Coin, And the Bear's Skin, though now he lives,is thine. And thou flialt go along and fee the Sport, And how I'll rowfe him from his fhady Court: I'll make him pay now for my flaughter'd Bees. Here they ftrike hands, and Gold the Earneftis: Then
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Text: FABLES. Then in vaft Woods to Hunt they both prepare. The valiant For'fter trufts his new-ground Spear, The Citizen,more wary, takes a Tree, Neer Bruins Cave, where he might fafely fee. The ...
Show more FABLES. Then in vaft Woods to Hunt they both prepare. The valiant For'fter trufts his new-ground Spear, The Citizen,more wary, takes a Tree, Neer Bruins Cave, where he might fafely fee. The Dogs are ftreight fent in, fuch ranting Gueft So troubled Bruine newly gone to Reft, That to the Tarriers he refigns his Cave; At whofe dire Gates the Woodman with a Glave Did ready ftand, thinking to give the Blow Should his Staff Crimfon in the dying Foe; When his Foot flip'd, his fure Hand fails, his Spear Leaves him to Mercy of the cruel Bear, Fainting, or feigning, to the ground he fell, As one ftruck dead. Then with a hideous Yell Came the incenfed, and arrefted him With his great Paw, to tear him Limb from Limb Fully refolv'd; he brake the Peace, he flew The King his Gueft, and watch'd to kill him too. But when he nuzling laid his Nofe to ground, And from his Mouth nor Lips no paflage found For vital Breath, nor faw his Breaft and Sides To Ebb and Flow with life-refpiring Tides, Scorning to wreak vain Anger on the Dead, To Man more cruel, he this Ledure read; Let Wolvijh Monfters rip up putrid Graves Of buried Foes, and be old malice Slaves: Although thou (bught'ft my life when thou didft live, Thy friends ftiall thee due Rites of Funeral give ; I war not with the Dead: Thus having faid, He coverts in the Woods prote&ing ihade. When from the Tree the Sinner did defcend, And having rous'd alm'oft from Death his Friend, He thus began; Good Sir, what was't the Bear Spake, when fo long he whilper'd in your Ear ? T Who I
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Page Number: 246
Text: IgO FABLES. Who anfwer'd; Bruine /aid., I did not well, Before the Bear was flain.his Skin to &\. Moral. Fortune affifis the Boldjbe valiant Man Oft Conqueror proves, becaufe he thinly he ca...
Show more IgO FABLES. Who anfwer'd; Bruine /aid., I did not well, Before the Bear was flain.his Skin to &\. Moral. Fortune affifis the Boldjbe valiant Man Oft Conqueror proves, becaufe he thinly he can : But who too much flattering Snccefes truft, Havefail'd3 and found their Honor in the dujl. Fab.
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Page Number: 249
Text: FABLES. Fab. LIU. Of the Tortoife and the Frogs. WOuld it notgrieveoneftill g Yet everbe within,- (broad, To ly condemn'd to a perpetual load, And over-match'd with ever gowty To...
Show more FABLES. Fab. LIU. Of the Tortoife and the Frogs. WOuld it notgrieveoneftill g Yet everbe within,- (broad, To ly condemn'd to a perpetual load, And over-match'd with ever gowty Toad, And thus be hide-bound in A flough Of proof, An Adamantine Skin : NoCurafeis more tough; A home-fpun Iron Shirt, A Web of Mail ftill on,would Gyants hurt. How happy are thefe Frogs3 That skip about the Bogs! Some pittying God,ah eafe me of my Arms And native Farms, That naked I may Swim Below, now on the Brim, Among the fcalie fwarms, Searching the Bays, and Bofoms of the Lake, And with thefe nimble Crokers pleafure take: Vexr at his Shell, thus the fond Tortoife fpake. But when he faw, fierce Eels devour the Frogs, And mark'd their tender Skin Pierc'd with each Rufh, which circle in the Bogs, And his lefs penetrable then hard Logs, The Tortoife did begin, To find His mind Contented with his Inn! T And
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Page Number: 250
Text: 132 FABLES. And thought the Gods now kind To grant him fuch a Fort, Over whofe Roof one drove a Ioaden Cart ; Better to bear his Caftle on his back, Though it mould crack, Then to be made a ...
Show more 132 FABLES. And thought the Gods now kind To grant him fuch a Fort, Over whofe Roof one drove a Ioaden Cart ; Better to bear his Caftle on his back, Though it mould crack, Then to be made a Prey While he abroad did play, To every Grig, and Jack. Then thus aloud his Error he confeft; I live in Walls impregnable, at Reft, While all my Friends with Tyrants are opprcft. Mora l. Thus at Home happy, oft fond Touth complain, And Peace and Plenty with [oft Beds difdain. But when in Forein War Death feah his Eys, His Birth-place he remembers er he dies.
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Text: FABLES. Fab. LIV. Of the Tortoife and the Eagle. BUt now again (lie cries, Ah, muft I creep, Still as I were afleep ! All Creatures elfe can fwim, or walk, or run ; I in the dufty Road lye ...
Show more FABLES. Fab. LIV. Of the Tortoife and the Eagle. BUt now again (lie cries, Ah, muft I creep, Still as I were afleep ! All Creatures elfe can fwim, or walk, or run ; I in the dufty Road lye like a Stone: The Birds do fly So high, ' That oft they finge their Feathers in the Sun. Moft Princely Eagle bear me through the Sky, That I may meafure the bright Spangled Arch, Where the great Planets march, And I will give thec Jems Such as doe fhine in Princes Diadems, With a huge Pearl I in a Scollop found In the Hellefpontick Sound Thought worth Nine hundred Ninty thoufand pound. This laid, the Eagle lifts her, and her Houfe, Up like a little Moufe; Through the cold Quarters of the Stars they go, And Magazines of Rain, Hail, Wind, and Snow: Such was their Flight, They might See the dark Earth's contracted face below, To caft forth fullen Beams, with Brazen Light, Like a huge Moon, and turning on her Poles Dark Seas like Phoebe s Moles, Calling a dimmer Ray. Then rolling Eaft, they view America, djza3 and Afrk^ Europe next arofe : No
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Page Number: 254
Text: J&SOFS FABLES. No Map fb perfed fliews How the great Mid-land Sea betwixt them flows. But here the Eagle his Reward did ask Due for ib great a Task, But when the Tortoife faw his threatning...
Show more J&SOFS FABLES. No Map fb perfed fliews How the great Mid-land Sea betwixt them flows. But here the Eagle his Reward did ask Due for ib great a Task, But when the Tortoife faw his threatning Beak, And cruel Sears, amaz'd he could not (peak. The Royal Bird Then ftirr'd With Indignation thus did filencc break ; Thou that didft boaft as if thou hadft a Hoard, And didft with promis'd Jewels mock a Prince, Now for thy Infolence I'll ftrip thee from thy Shell; Cheaper thou might'ft have feen the Gates of Hell Than the high Stars; who rais'd thee from thy hole To Seats above the Pole, Shall now divide thy Body from thy Soul. Moral. What togainTreafurewillnot greedy Kings, Sweet jmeh the Coin drain d from Merdurinous Sfringt: But Vromifers^rvho Vrimes Hopes defeat, Oft fay fad Forfeits with their Lives and State. Fab.
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Text: jESOPS FABLES. Fab. LV. Of an Egyptian King and his Apes. REalms,marrd and water'd with the fertile Nile A King did rule,who lov'd nor care nor toyl, Nor with devafting War his neighbour...
Show more jESOPS FABLES. Fab. LV. Of an Egyptian King and his Apes. REalms,marrd and water'd with the fertile Nile A King did rule,who lov'd nor care nor toyl, Nor with devafting War his neighbours land to fpoyl. Nor he in Oftentation Riches fpent Vexing poor Israelites, Proud Pyramids to build, Whole pointed Spires ftill wound the Firmament, Darkning our Weftern Nights, When they our riling Moon and Stars unguild. Nor took he pleafure to Hunt Salvage Beafts, But Entertainment lov'd and Princely Feafts, Pleas'd with his own, or to here others witty Jefts, When, at full Boards a jolly Peer did ftart This Queftion, Whether Apes might learn the Art Of Dancing, and be taught to ad a human part ? The Novel Fancy much the King did pleafe ; When thus he faid, my Lord, This Projed I'll advance; Since here are none, we'll lend beyond the Seas, To Realms far off well ftor'd With Mafters, that mall teach them how to dance. Both Greece and Rome the Art ai'Ocaftry Al waies efteem'd, where dancing-Mafters be Whofe feet Hiftorians are, and tell a Hiftory. w Mars in a Net this in a figure fhapes; That, mviitidProferpiue jthefe^theleveral Rapes Of all their wanton Godsend luftful J-ove's 135 4) That the antients dane'd not to es only, but to Songs, reprefen- with the figures and motion* of r body thefubjeaof the Ballad, ears from this place of Htmtr, re in King Alcimus Court they e the Story of Mars 2R&VenHs n in Adultery by Vilexn. ayt *<u>ix#|i 'Pnifntn( tail ifr Our Dances bid prepare, that he may His friends at home how much we all excel. Let one (Iraight for Dimodocus repair, And bring his Harp, of'vhich pray hava a care. This faid, thence for the Lyre his Herald goes, Nine Mailers of the Revels then a. rofe Who drove the people back,and more room made. The Harp brought in Demodocns not Maid Maid But we p But to the midft: prime Youth And plac'd'in figures, round about him V/jfis 'much their motions did ad- Whilft he fung fweetly to his charming Lyre The fcapes of Mm and Venns.. how hefped When firft fhe brought him to her Husbands bed, How their (loin fports the Sun to him declar'd ; And how the news the jealous chafing heard ; Who at his Forge ftraiE nvil'd out a Chain Whofe Links not Force, nor Cunning could conftrain. Then raging to his Chamber wcnt.and fpread The artificial Gin about his Bed.C^.
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Page Number: 258
Text: FABLES. But there are Mafters in a Realm far Weft. As Travellers relate, More for our purpofe fit; Where the whole Nation like our Apes are dreft, And grave long Garments hate, Being much of...
Show more FABLES. But there are Mafters in a Realm far Weft. As Travellers relate, More for our purpofe fit; Where the whole Nation like our Apes are dreft, And grave long Garments hate, Being much of their Capacity and Wit; Go then and dancing Mafters fetch from France, The beft choo/e by their Apiih Countenance, To teach our Apes iike Mentor like them/clvs,to dance. Sails from Marfellies a ftout Veflhl lets, Laden with dancing Mafters, and their Kits, To purge the King of all his Melancholy Fits. NowEaftern Apes ply Gallic^ dancing Schools, Where the dull German, joyn'd With the raw Englim Afs, That imitate all Nations., look'd like Fools The Apes were fo refin'd, That all our Alamodes they far furpafs: How they a Brawl, a Saraband would do! How ftately move in a Coranto ! Who (knew ? From their great Mafters, now the cunning Scholar Oft for his Monfieur the King pJeas'd to ask : But when he heard they had perform'd their Task, He Solemn Order gave to have a ftately Mask. And now th' expeded Night was come : when late Enters the joyful King, And takes his lofty Chair: About him Peers and Princes of the State, And in a glorious Ring Sate Gypfie Ladies, there, accounted fair. The Scene appears, the envious Curtain drawn, In Gold and Purple, tufted with pure Lawn, Beafts Frenchifi'd^fliew'd like the blufhing Dawn. When
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Page Number: 259
Text: FABLES, 137 When from the Scene a nimble Hermes /brings With his Caduceus, golden Shoos, and Wings, Conduding in a Dynaflie of antient Kings That had been Mummey many thoufand years Beforc,o...
Show more FABLES, 137 When from the Scene a nimble Hermes /brings With his Caduceus, golden Shoos, and Wings, Conduding in a Dynaflie of antient Kings That had been Mummey many thoufand years Beforc,our Authors fay, Adam the World began : Each in his hand a mighty Scepter bears, And from their Heads difplay Twelve Silver Rays, fhot from a Golden Sun. Like demy-Gods the Apes began to move, WSemele faw fuch a Ma/eftick Jove : The Men admire, the taken Ladies fire,with love. When one that knew what befi: would pleafe the King A Mufs ot Nuts did 'mong thefe Hero's- fling; Which fuddenly did all to great diforder bring. Figures they quit, and alter fbon their pace, And fcambling run to feife Their moft beloved Nuts, Refpe&ing not the Majefty of place : Thefe would Kings Palaces Forfake to reign in well flor'd Squirrels Huts. At laft the Dancing Kings began to rage. Scuffling for Prey, old Princes feeming fage, All Laws of Revels brake,and in fierce War engage. I hey fight,they fcratch,they tumble o'r and o'r, Their Masking Sutes are all in Mamocks tore, The Stage with green, Gloth '{preacL, is now a Field of Their Apjh Mafters taken with, the Sport, (gore. Among the thickeft run, Where fcrambling down they fall: (^) Seattle was perfuadid by the fraud oifunojn the form of herNurfe, to ask a boon of Jupiter ( which he rafhly confirm-d with an Oath) that he would approach to her in the fame manner that he did to Juno, with all the F.nfignsof his Regality ,who burns in his embracements, as not b:ing able to endure the divine brightnefs Ovid in his Metamorphofis. Tef.lettmpkaT, TJw'mw'/Ww Damih'itetalem. ------then Semele faid, Suchbetome.O^w.aswhenthTn- Of7ofummon you to Venus Rites. Her mouth he fought to flop- but now that breath Wasmix'd with air which fentenced her death. Lightning c'her Father's houfe fove But (ah!) a mortal body could not brook Ethereal tumults. Her fuccefs (he And in thofe fo defir'd embracementt burnt. ny which Fable the Antients taught that rhofe who too curioufly fearch'd into divine Majefty, were opprefs'd with the glory of it. Then
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Page Number: 260
Text: FABLES. Then Showts and Laughter fhake the joyful Court Which had not yet been done. But that the King did cry a Hall a Hall. All filent then^he gravely thus began; Rich Cloatbs, nor Coft3 n...
Show more FABLES. Then Showts and Laughter fhake the joyful Court Which had not yet been done. But that the King did cry a Hall a Hall. All filent then^he gravely thus began; Rich Cloatbs, nor Coft3 nor Education can Change Nature3nor transform an Ape into a Man. Mora l. Nature in th' old World's Infancy vasfrong : But Education, Diet, Art,fo long 'Mongft Mortals hath frevail'd, that Apes andOwls Not only Shafts transformjbut change their Souls.
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Text: Fab. LVI. Of the Eagle and the Beetle. OThou mod: noble Beetle} thou that art Stil'd by fome Nations the black flying Hart O fave my life,and do a friendly part! The towring Eagle threatens...
Show more Fab. LVI. Of the Eagle and the Beetle. OThou mod: noble Beetle} thou that art Stil'd by fome Nations the black flying Hart O fave my life,and do a friendly part! The towring Eagle threatens from the Skies Poor W Keyward to deftroy. Help thou whofe troops of Hornets, Wa(ps and Flys The Beftial Army did annoy, More in that fatal day the Lyon loft, Than they,who Wings like fpreading Sails might boaft: Arm'd Trumpeters they were3whofe numerous Swarms Thunder'd about their ears (till frefli Alarms, And in their faces fix'd their venom'd Arms. Thus at approaching death the Hare di/mai'd To the poor Beetle for Prote&ion pray'd, Who pities and to fafety him convey'd. The Eagle lights, and asks, Who's in that Cave ? She ftreight replies, I here A harmlefs Beaft my menial Servant have, The Hare whom I eftccm moft dear. But the Eagle tore him ftreight without remorfe. Then (aid the Beetle, I that kill'd a Horle With Hornets nine in that victorious day, And doft thou thus thy Souldier's fervice pay ? Thoje that can helpjo hurt may find a way. And now the Eagles Queen laid Royal Egs: When the vext Ely aid ofAle&o begs ; V 2 Who U)TktH<r,
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Page Number: 264
Text: FABLES. (a) G]ired the Son of 77m King olTrcj, being a Youth of admirable beauty, was ftoln away by Jupiter transform^ into an Eagle, and carried into Heaven. Thus the Fable is related by Ov...
Show more FABLES. (a) G]ired the Son of 77m King olTrcj, being a Youth of admirable beauty, was ftoln away by Jupiter transform^ into an Eagle, and carried into Heaven. Thus the Fable is related by Ovid. Rex Supcrum Phrygii quondam Gany- Arfit, & invcntum eft diquid quod Jupiter/ guam quod trat muht : nutto tmen ulite verti DigtMtur mfi q** prut (m fulmin* Heaven's King young Ganjmed en-There was what fne would rather be Yet deigns no other shape than hers that bears awful Lightning in her golden His Who forthwith [looping with deceitful wings Trufs'd up fair Gammed by Ida's Springs: Who now for Jove (though jealous June fcowls ) Delicious Nedar fills in flowing bowls. Becaufe Jupiter wore an Eagle on his Creft, he was feignd to have taken him away in that form. Who fprinkles her black Wings with Stygian Dregs And to {mall Members gave a mighty Force. Soon the high Nell: (he found, And what an Embrio was, without remorce, Did break and tumble to the ground. At which her Husband mounts Ethereal Skies, And to his great Prote&or Jove thus cries; The fpightful Beetle to our Palace came, And our dear Race,which fliould preftrve our Name, She hath deflroy'd^ and I raoft wretched am. To whom thus Jove in pleafing Language faid, Thou brought'ft me W Ganymed on wings diiplai'd, Thou need'ft not thus for our high Favour plead. When next thy Queen brings forth a happy Birth, And-hath" fupply'd her Neil:, Bring them to me up from the dangerous Earth, And thoie I'll cherifti in my Breaft. Pleas'd with the Grant, the Bird defcends again, And did his Spou/e with fweet Love entertain: Who ftreight another hopeful IfTue brings, With which to Heaven he mounts on fpreading wings, And bears them to Great Jove the King of Kings. Hell hath no depth, nor profound Heaven that height, Will not be found by wrong begotten Spight. Thither the furious Beetle takes her Flight; And bears with her foul Pils of fordid Earth, Which in Jove's Breaft (he threw. He makes them out,with them the unhatch'd Birth: Which when the God did view, He faid; I that have made, and can unhinge This World's great Frame.yet cannot curb Revenge. And therefore Mortals, you that ftronaeft are Of
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