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for_o no_o employment_n fit_a the_o leopard_n and_o fox_n fab._n 49._o the_o leopard_n a_o beast_n who_o skin_n or_o hide_v nature_n with_o spot_n have_v rare_o beautify_v one_o day_n perceive_v how_o she_o be_v adorn_v the_o lion_n and_o all_o other_o brute_n she_o scorneed_a this_o gallant_a beast_n reynard_n the_o fox_n do_v meet_v one_o know_v to_o be_v nor_o big_a nor_o fair_a nor_o sweet_a who_o have_v full_o learn_v her_o haughty_a pride_n and_o cause_n thereof_o the_o leopard_n do_v deride_v vain_a foolish_a beast_n of_o nothing_o proud_a but_o skin_n fox_n though_o foul_a without_o be_v fair_a within_o moral_n this_o learning_n than_o we_o gather_v may_v from_o hence_o of_o gift_n to_o know_v a_o triple_a difference_n of_o fortune_n beauty_n and_o internal_a grace_n of_o which_o the_o last_o deserve_v the_o chief_a place_n the_o child_n and_o fortune_n fab._n 50._o upon_o a_o day_n it_o thus_o befall_v a_o child_n sit_v sleep_v on_o a_o well_o where_o have_v he_o fall_v into_o 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starve_v for_o want_n or_o in_o a_o prison_n dies_fw-la jupiter_n and_o the_o crow_n fab._n 52._o the_o bird_n will_v have_v a_o king_n jove_n be_v content_a and_o free_o grant_v what_o they_o do_v desire_v unto_o which_o end_n he_o call_v a_o parliament_n wherein_o it_o be_v rule_v he_o shall_v the_o crown_n aspire_v that_o look_v most_o lovely_a and_o most_o fair_a in_o show_n each_o bird_n prepare_v himself_o against_o the_o day_n the_o raven_n his_o deformity_n do_v know_v and_o out_o of_o hope_n to_o bear_v this_o regal_a bay_a one_o of_o his_o own_o worth_n do_v of_o each_o bird_n borrow_v a_o feather_n and_o thereof_o do_v make_v a_o plume_n never_o be_v bird_n so_o fair_a see_v till_o that_o morrow_n and_o jove_n himself_o on_o his_o side_n give_v the_o doom_n but_o as_o he_o be_v about_o to_o give_v the_o crown_n each_o bird_n assume_v the_o feather_n he_o have_v lend_v and_o in_o a_o trice_n his_o plume_n they_o rustle_v down_o don_n corvo_n thus_o uncase_v in_o discontent_n 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56._o a_o falconer_n take_v a_o partridge_n once_o alive_a and_o as_o he_o go_v to_o nip_v she_o on_o the_o head_n with_o tear_n she_o pray_v and_o thus_o to_o he_o she_o say_v sir_n if_o you_o will_v spare_v my_o life_n and_o i_o reprieve_n i_o will_v play_v the_o stale_a and_o bring_v into_o your_o snare_n whole_a covy_n of_o my_o kind_n will_v you_o be_v true_a and_o what_o for_o fear_v you_o promise_n will_v you_o do_v quoth_v he_o she_o vow_v she_o will_v the_o falconer_n swear_v be_v there_o no_o more_o her_o life_n he_o will_v not_o spare_v that_o will_v for_o fear_n of_o death_n betray_v a_o friend_n will_v every_o traitor_n have_v this_o partridge_n end_n moral_n the_o traitorous_a person_n who_o in_o hope_n to_o save_v his_o own_o life_n by_o betray_v of_o his_o friend_n so_o much_o the_o near_o draw_v unto_o his_o grave_n by_o how_o much_o he_o such_o treachery_n intend_v for_o every_o one_o will_v bury_v he_o alive_a who_o to_o save_v one_o will_v thousand_o else_n 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as_o to_o be_v mangle_a and_o tear_v by_o my_o own_o progeny_n and_o by_o those_o arm_n to_o who_o i_o be_v give_v this_o wound_n my_o heart_n with_o grief_n and_o make_v i_o rave_v moral_n in_o adverse_a time_n the_o injury_n we_o find_v from_o friend_n untrue_a or_o do_v by_o kin_n unkind_a do_v more_o afflict_v we_o than_o wrong_v do_v by_o foe_n double_o he_o fall_v who_o his_o own_o overthrow_n jupiter_n and_o the_o serpent_n fab._n 59_o iove_n keep_v his_o nuptial_n on_o which_o day_n all_o creature_n to_o his_o court_n repair_v bring_v such_o present_n as_o they_o may_v among_o the_o rest_n the_o snake_n come_v there_o and_o in_o her_o tooth_n she_o bring_v a_o rose_n a_o dainty_a early_o fragrant_a flower_n the_o smell_n whereof_o ascend_v his_o nose_n she_o offer_v it_o the_o god_n do_v lower_v and_o do_v it_o utter_o refuse_v for_o though_o quoth_v he_o i_o be_v the_o king_n of_o all_o thing_n breathe_v and_o do_v use_v to_o accept_v the_o present_n which_o they_o bring_v a_o 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