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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 the_o pit_n he_o must_v have_v perish_v in_o it_o but_o see_v the_o luck_n on_o it_o fortune_n blind_a come_v by_o and_o chance_v the_o barn_n to_o find_v grope_v he_o out_o for_o poet_n lie_v if_o she_o can_v see_v or_o have_v her_o eye_n and_o feel_v hun_z well_o make_v and_o pretty_a upon_o his_o part_n she_o take_v pity_n awake_v he_o first_o then_o let_v he_o see_v the_o danger_n whence_o she_o set_v he_o free_a arise_v she_o say_v go_v home_o there_o keep_v thou_o safe_a from_o drown_v there_o safe_a sleep_n for_o have_v thou_o perish_v in_o this_o pit_n i_o only_o have_v be_v blame_v for_o it_o thy_o year_n have_v thy_o excuse_n make_v on_o i_o the_o fault_n thereof_o have_v lay_v moral_n on_o we_o we_o danger_n pull_v by_o oversight_n then_o without_o cause_n blame_v fortune_n and_o her_o spite_n a_o youth_n and_o swallow_n fab._n 41._o a_o wasteful_a youth_n who_o have_v consume_v his_o state_n a_o fair_a demean_n which_o careful_a parent_n get_v be_v grow_v so_o poor_a and_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 sneaks_o sly_o thence_o jove_n laugh_v the_o wing_a crew_n smile_v to_o see_v how_o easy_o outside_n may_v beguile_v moral_n it_o be_v not_o the_o outside_n glory_n gorgeous_a show_n subject_a to_o moth_n it_o be_v not_o the_o set_v by_o beauty_n of_o the_o face_n change_v by_o disgrace_n it_o be_v not_o health_n honour_n riches_n friend_n or_o power_n go_v in_o a_o hour_n that_o make_v we_o worthy_a of_o heaven_n crown_n which_o moth_n nor_o age_n nor_o sickness_n can_v pull_v down_o but_o it_o be_v the_o soul_n adornment_n heavenly_a grace_n exceed_v honour_n riches_n clothes_n or_o face_n the_o lion_n and_o bull._n fab._n 53._o the_o king_n of_o beast_n say_v aesop_n on_o a_o day_n to_o take_v a_o well-fed_a bull_n do_v lie_v in_o wait_n the_o beast_n be_v strong_a and_o hold_v the_o lion_n play_v for_o to_o say_v truth_n he_o sinelt_v out_o the_o deceit_n the_o lion_n see_v strength_n no_o issue_n take_v with_o seem_a love_n he_o do_v the_o bull_n invite_v to_o court_n to_o 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