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B01490	Æsopicks: or, A second collection of fables, paraphras'd in verse, adorn'd with sculpture, and illustrated with annotations. / By John Ogilby, esq; his Majesty's cosmographer, geographick printer, and master of revels in the kingdom of Ireland.; Aesop's fables	Aesop.; Ogilby, John, 1600-1676.	1675 (1675)	Wing A702AA; ESTC R172114	103,882	449

in new congested Drifts Their Squadrons muster with a rising Gale And him with Atoms infinite assail Battering his Eyes and vollying in his Face Imprest from Iron Earth and Skies of Brass Choak'd with the Storm not able long to strive In heaps of Dust almost Entomb'd alive No longer footh'd with hopes his Life to save His better Fate directs him to a Cave Fenc'd gainst all Weathers Winds and Sun's assault With joy he enters the auspicious Vault Fainting with Drowth and suffocating Heat There rests the weary on a Marble Seat When thus he said How happy now thou art Here undisturb'd in Peace I may depart From burning Sands free and the raging Deep Ending Lifes Pilgrimage as fall'n asleep Scarce said he at the Portal entring spies A horrid Monster of prodigious size No means to flie no sculking Hole no Gap That from a hungry Lion he might scape When thus he sigh'd Ah miserable Doom Iust that stern Fury's Belly me Entomb ●y reeking Blood those greedy Jaws distain ●nd my torn Entrails dye that shaggy Main ●h could I but that Strength and Courage boast Which late I had all should not so be lost ●re he his Bosom enter Plunder here His Victory perhaps might cost him dear ●in a sharp Dispute would plead my Cause ●hrust in this Arm into the Monster 's Jaws ●ize on his lolling Tongue with such a Grasp That I might live to see his latest Gasp Now Locomotive Faculties I lack The smallest Straw not able to attack But I my Race have run this Cave the Goal Take Fiend my Body and leave Heaven my Soul SECT II. WHilst thus Androcleus Death expecting sta● The Lion drawing near him kist his Han● As a Petitioner himself addrest And humbly thus preferr'd his sad Request O thou of Humane Race be not afeard Live long and happy and whene're Interr'd Ah! may not Transmigrated be thy Soul But when Translated re-ascend the Pole If with an Eagles Eve and Lions Heart And gentle Hand thou case me of my Smart This Foot so swoln with which I Scepters sway'd Proud Rebels routed Loyal Friends array'd Now losing Power unnerv'd with raging Pain Subjects Conspire and I no longer Reign Soon as they felt me weak and thus disarm'd Each-where tumultuous Commotions swarm'd Much ' gainst my Evil Counsel they alledge Prerogative trampling down by Privilege Stuff'd with Aspersions Protestations frame Raising an Army by my Power and Name But what more heavy on my Spirit sits My Train my Eaters and my Mas-ca-dits Deserting me to Rising Power resort And as you see left thus an empty Court Before this Room these Galleries and Halls Were full of Bestial Lords and sly Jackalls Now none attends or lights me to my Bed Who Pensions had and at my Tables fed Thus you my sad Condition understand And Ruin near without your helping Hand The Lion thus implor'd Androcleus Aid And in his Lap the Foot imposthum'd laid Whilst he at large preferr'd this humble Suit Warm Spirits Androcleus Bosom fresh recruit Who gently then turns up his fester'd Paw And ' mongst the Fibers a swoln Tumor saw For Perforation ripe and ' midst the Joynts A barbed Thorn stak'd in with brisly Points Then with a well-edg'd Flint lay there by chance The dangerous Insurrection did lance Streight from the Fountainel sharp Quitter gush'd Which more to disembogue he softly crush'd Thus freed from gnawing of th' imprison'd Bane The King resumes his former Power again His Foot the Ground hits firm no favouring Hault He now Rebellious Subjects may assault SECT III. THe King then wondring at himself so well Cur'd strange and sudden thought a Miracle That in the smallest parcel of an Hour Restor'd him Courage Health and Soveraign Pow●● When thus he spake Amidst my Joys I mourn Not knowing how to make a fit return Revenues of our Crown unsetled yet So much for this my Happiness in Debt If you not favor'd are by sickle Chance Enforc'd to follow ill-advising Wants The Power your help recover'd Us affords House-keeping and to settle former Boards Provision for the Belly we 'll not lack Slight Raiment serves where seldom Colds attack And if with plenteous Fare when highly fed You want a kind Companion in your Bed For mix'd Amours are not nor would deface Man's comely Features with a Bi-form'd Race To quench in youthful Blood unruly Flames My Satyrs and Hyenna's by their Names Shall comely Girls from neighboring Dorps intice Taking them up for thee at the King's Price My trusty and Right Honorable Pimps Shall cull the choicest Wood and Mountain Nymphs And Spirit hither all on thy Account Which Patch'd and Painted Ladies far surmount Pure Virgins not Decays piec'd up and vamp'd Fresh and fresh Quarters where none e'r Encamp'd Thee shall receive still hanselling new Laps In varied Joys and fear no After-claps When faint Androcleus thus himself exprest To quench my Thirst some Water I request That ready almost am now to expire From Drowning scap'd and suffocating Fire Ah! for a little Rest and some Repast Or else I suddenly must breathe my last The King where Nature deep his Cellar laid Thither his Guest with all Respect convey'd Where from the living Rock a Crystal Spring With murmuring Falls made ecchoing Arches ring Androcleus stooping the cold Nymph salutes And circulating Blood with Draughts recruits The Lion then conducts him to a Bed With Skins the Spoils of Beasts and Foliage spread Here Sir then said the King repose a while Let gentle Sleep slow moving Time beguile And ere you wake the Business shall go hard If something not for Supper be prepar'd SECT IV. THe Lion thus weary Androcleus leaves Whilst working Fancy several Projects weaves Some savorie Morsel sudden how to get Should make the Stranger up a handsom Treat Should I said he thus in full Power appear All would disperse surpriz'd with sudden Fear And up themselves in Woods and Fastness shut And me to trouble of long Leaguers put Days sultry Heats by Night Serenes t' endure When sudden Action makes a speedy Cure I 'll counterfeit and Cripple up yon Hill As if my Title were defective still Weakness dissemble and there stooping low My self upon the Bestial People throw This said he hasting from the Palace Gates His Subjects heard themselves proclaiming States Bulls Bears and Wolves leading his own Train'd-band Saw marching towards his Palace o're the Strand But on the Summit when their King they saw His Presence struck a Reverential Awe To whom he beck'ning with a Lamb-like Look Seeming much discompos'd thus mildly spoke Why thus appear you in Defensive Arms Seduc'd by Rumors and bewitching Charms A● sec 4 Do Fears and Jealousies so much affright That you draw up ' gainst empty Walls to fight Your King alone without Jackal or Page Stands ready to receive your utmost Rage Are Priv'leges of Parliament infring'd Fall all on me and be at once reveng'd Have I upon your Liberties intrench'd Then let your Fury with my Blood be

Those Houshold Gods or Penates had Humane Shapes but Headed like Dogs Annotations on Fab. XVII PAg. 50. l. 1. Summon'd by Jove See Virgil. Aeneid lib. 10. Panditur interea domus omnipotentis Olympi Conciliúmque vocat divûm pater atque hominum Rex Sideream in sedem terras unde arduus omnes Castráque Dardanidûm aspectat populosque Latinos Considunt tectis bipatentibus incipit ipse Mean while Heavens spacious Court spreads open when The Father of the Gods and King of Men A Council call'd where from his Starry Throne Th' Ausonian Quarters and Beleaguer'd Town With the whole Worlds vast Regions he survey'd Then to his House of Deities thus said P. 51. l. 24. Nor Rig out fifty Chambermaids a Night Alluding to Hercules greatest Labor devirginating fifty Maids in one Night Annotations on Fab. XVIII PAg. 56. l. 8. Though Bees boast Coelestial Race See Virg. Georg. lib. 4. His quidam signis atque haec exempla sequuti Esse apibus partem divinae mentis haustus Aethereos dixere c. From these Examples some there are maintain That Bees derive from a Celestial strain And Heavenly Race they say the Deity Is mix'd through Earth the Sea and lofty Sky Hence Men and Beasts both wild and tame derive And whatsoe're by breathing Air survive To this they after are dissolv'd and then They reassume First Principles agen Nor is there place for death their Spirits fly To the great Stars and plant the lofty Sky Annotations on Fab. XXIV PAg. 75. l. 18. Hybleans Consort Which Epithet is deriv'd from Hybla a City in Sicily where is great store of Thyme which is the cause why that Honey is the most pleasant Ibid. l. 21. His Waxen Realms See Virg. Georg. lib. 4. Illum adeò placuisse apibus mirabere morem Quod nee concubitu indulgent nec corpore segnes In venerem solvunt aut foetus nixibus edunt Verum ipsae foliis natos suavibus herbis Ore legunt ipse regem parvosque quirites Sufficunt aulasque cerea regna re figunt 'T is strange that Bees such Customs should maintain breed Venus to scorn in wanton Lust disdain To waste their Strength and without Throws they But cull from Leaves various Flowers their Seed Their Kings and petty Princes they proclaim Then Palaces and Waxen Kingdoms frame Annotations on Fab. XXVI PAg. 80. l. 13. Watches rout See Virg. Aeneid lib. 2. Invadunt Urbem somno vinoque sepultam Caeduntur vigiles portisque patentibus omneis Accipiunt socios atque agmina conscia junzunt They take the Town buried in Sleep and Wine They kill the Watch and streight at open Gates Receive their Friends joyn to their known Mates Annotations on Fab. XXVIII PAg. 84. l. 5. Three Elements The fourth Element is quite exploded by all Modern Writers Ibid. l. 8. It s Spherick Cone The Water swelling above its Margents Spherically Ibid. l. 23. The Austrian Eagles See Bentevolio and Famianus Strada in their History of the Low-Country Wars with Spain Annotations on Fab. XXX PAg. 90. l. 17. A China Cacademon The Indians usually paint the Devil White Annotations on Fab. XXXI PAg. 97. l. 13. Like Clouds did march The Goddesses are observ'd to move like Clouds not step by step as Mortals Virg. Aeneid lib. 1. Et vera incessu patuit Dea Her Garb a Godddess shews Annotations on Fab. XXXIV PAg. 107. l. 11. Threw the first Stone A Woman struck the first Stroke in the late Grand Rebellion Ibid. l. 14. Commers Gossips Annotations on Fab. XXXVII PAg. 114. l. 12. Tisiphone One of the Furies of Hell suppos'd to torment Homicides Annotations on Fab. XXXIX Pag. 120. l. penult His Mag. The Pedlar's Wise Annotations on Fab. XL. PAg. 124. l. 18. Hyenas Hyenas are said to be a sort of Wolves that counterfeit Humane Voyces and by their complaints draw Children and the weaker sort of People out of Villages and seising make their Prey Annotations on Fab. XLIII PAg. 133. l. 26. Hylax A Shepherd's Cur. Et Hylax in limine latrat Virg. Eclog 8. Annotations on Fab. XLIV PAg. 136. l. 11. A Basket in my Mouth Erasmus Story of his Dog Annotations on Fab. XLVI PAg. 141. l. 20. Their Indian Shapes Indians are always personated in the Scene in Coats of Feathers Annotations on Fab. XLVIII PAg. 147. l. 21. At Bacchus Festivals Virg. Georg lib. 2. Non aliam ob culpam Baccho caper omnibus aris Caeditur veteres ineunt proscenia ludi Praemiaque ingenteis pagos compita circum Theseidae posuere at que inter pocula laeti Mollibus in pratis unctos saliere per utres Nec non Ausonii Troja gens missa coloni Versibus incomtis ludunt risuque soluto Oraque corticibus sumunt horrenda cavatis Et te Bacche vocant per carmina laeta tibique Oscilla ex alta suspendum mollia pinu Onely for this Crime we on Altars pay Bacchus a Goat and att the ancient Play Then from great Villages Athenians haste And where the High-ways meet the Prize is plac't They to soft Meads heightned with Wine advance And joyfully ' mongst Oyled Bottles dance Th' Ausonian Race and those from Troy did spring Dissolv'd with Laughter Rustick Verses sing In Vizards of rough Bark conceal their Face And with glad Numbers thee Great Bacchus grace Hanging soft Pictures on thy lofty Pine Annotations on Fab. XLIX PAg. 149. l. 7. You harmless Shepherds Virg. Georg. lib. 2. O Fortunatos nimium sua si bona norint Agricolas quibus ipsa procul discordibus armis Fundit humo facilem victum justissima tellus c. O happy Swains if their own good they knew To whom just Earth remote from cruel Wars From her full Breasts soft Nourishment prepares Although from high Roofs through proud Arches come No Floods of Clients early from each Room Nor Marble Pillars seek which bright Shells grace Gold-woven Vestments nor Corinthian Brass Nor white Wool stain'd in the Assyrian Juyce Nor simple Oyl corrupt with Cassias use But rest secure a fraudless Life in peace Variously rich in their large Farms at ease Tempe's cool Shades dark Caves purling Streams Lowings of Cattel under Trees soft Dreams Nor lack they Woods and Dens where wild Beasts haunt Youth in Toil patient and inur'd to want Their Gods and Parents sacred Justice took Through those her last steps when she Earth forsook Let the sweet Muses most of me approve Whose Priest I am struck with Almighty Love c. Annotations on Fab. L. PAg. 152. l. 13. Arden A famous Forest in France where the Lion kept his Court. ANNOTATIONS ON ANDROCLEVS SEct. I. Pag. 155. l. antepenult Pairs of Wedded Palm The Palm-trees are said to be Male and Female and are observ'd not to flourish nor to be pregnant unless they be in presence of each other P. 156. l. 10. New-congested Drifts These Drifts not onely swallow Travellers both Horse and Foot which become afterwards to be Mummy but whole Armies