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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
justice_n	king_n	lord_n	privy_a	3,082	5	10.8865	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26536	Æsop in select fables ... with A dialogue between Bow-steeple dragon and the Exchange grashoper.	Aesop.	1698 (1698)	Wing A743; ESTC R17939	46,103	128

of which the Churches Canons roar Reach'd with Complaints the Belgick Shoar The Norther Lion o're the Seas did pass And scar'd away the Church's Ass The Church by whose advice he ruin'd was They 'll make and govern Kings but none obey But where their Interest leads the way Interest for which they 'd pawn their very God Their Church their Principles 't is very odd A King shou'd trust men will be brib'd with Gold And not be heedful when another's sold AESOP AT EPSOM To his Excellency Charles Montague Esq one of the Lord's Justices for the Administration of publick Affaires during the King's Absence first Lord Commissioner of the Treasury Chancellor of the Exchequer and one of His Majesty's most Honourable Privy Council SIR THo' a Present of Fables to Your Excellency the immitable Author of the Country-Mouse and City-Mouse may at this time seem improper Yet a Present of Loyalty to the same Government which You have been so studious and successful in the Preservation of cannot but carry its Acceptance with it That Liberty which Your Excellency gave the World so sweet a taste of in Your most incomparable Fable and which afterwards You was so instrumental in continuing to us is in part the Subject of these And as Aesop at Tunbridge by feign'd and surreptitious Fables seems to bewail the change of the late Government so Aesop at Epsom with real and genuine resoyceth at the Establishment of this Sir Your Execellency's great Example has such a prevailing influence as to make the meanest Subject solicitous for the Publick Good and to see that Revolution become the subject of Satyr which has giv'n such opportunities for Henegyrick and whose Royal Author has had such immortal Commendations from Your Excellency's the best of Pens could not but add very much to my Resentments in the following Papers But Sir to give no further interruption to a Gentleman whose very Leisure is employ'd for the publick Safety I shall not encroach upon Your time any further than to beg Your Acceptance of this poor Entertainment which shall make me add to my Endeavours of appoving my self in a more substantial way Sir Your Excellency's most Obedient Servant AESOP AT EPSOM FAB I. Of the Fox and the Stork A Subtil Fox well practis'd in design Invites a Stork that He with him will dine A match says Stork Sir Reynard it 's agreed And home he goes and much resolv'd to feed Nothing will serve but that He 's sure the Beast Will soon repent He 'd brought him for a Guest His Stomach was so empty and so great Zounds He himself should finish all the treat Fox smiles and in his Cubs the Dinner bring Soop and Pottage a Banquet for a King Fall on my guest said Fox and down he pour's The liquid Feast which He himself devours Dear Stork He crys ' Slife Child why dost not Peck The Stork he stretches and extends his neck But nothing can get up within his Bill Whilst Reynard licks it up and Eats his fill At length perceiving how he had been serv'd He homeward Stalks or he must else have Strav'd But Mindfull of the Fox his empty Treat Sends to Invite Him to a dish of Meat The Fox not thinking Storks had had the sense To mind affronts or take the least offence Took him at 's word and said Sir Stork content I 'll see what House you keep and Home wi'him went The Table Spread and every thing compleat That might put Fox in mind He was to eat Two Servant Storks upon the Table plac'd A Narrow long-neck'd Glass which held the Feast Lampreys and Eels within it might be seen The Glass was so transparant and so clean When Stork Sans ceremony Sir begin You see your Entertainment here within I 'll shew the way and in his Beak he thrust Whil'st Reynard try'd in vain add trying curs'd Lord said the Stork are you a Beast of thought And yet no Broth or Soop or Pottage brought I 'd e'en fetch some and fill the Vessel up You then although You could not eat might sup MORAL The Application soon is made By any that 's a Reader One in his turn the Fool has play'd And whose turn 's now consider The Tunbridge Aesop first has given The Town a Dish of Meat And faith to make the Tallies ever Epsom should also treat FAB II. Of the Lamb and the Wolf A Wolf as he look'd our for prey And went in search of food Perceiv'd a Lamb and Goat in 's way Come jogging on the Road. Mutton he lov'd but did not dare Fasten on that he spy'd Whilst Hircus with his Horns was there And thus to part them try'd Home from this Beast for shame Sir Lamb. It grieves my very Soul To see you leave a Noble Dam And walk with Goat so foul A Goat fy on 't the very worst Of all the Brutal Race A stinking Animal and curs'd The Woods and Fields disgrace Hark you said Lamb I plainly know Whom you your Tricks would put on And what you mean by gaping so Poor Wolf he wants some Mutton I'thank you for th' Advice you lend And wonder not you shou'd Like me much better than my Friend Since I am much better Food MORAL So when the Wars broke out at first And France prepar'd for fighting Lord how her Mighty Monarch curs'd The Dutch and us uniting Per Dieu said he the British Race Of Heroes once the Chief Joyn with a Land so cursed Base And ask of them relief But had his Aim succcessful been And us from them remov'd We then the sad Effects had seen And Fables moral prov'd FAB III. Of the Sun and the North-wind BEtwixt the Sun and Wind arose A Quarrer like to end in Blows If both of 'em had not rather chose A fitting Mediator It seems that this Contention grew From which was Strongest of Two And down their Wagers strait they threw Thus to decide the matter By chance a Traveller came by And both with one united cry On him let us our Forces try To finish the Dispute He that the first a Way could find To make him leave his Cloak behind Should win it 's dine agreed said Wind. Said Sun content I 'll do 't When Boreas summon'd every Blast And at him all his fury cast But flinging round his Cloak he pass'd And forwarded his Journey Sol smiles and gath'ring all his Rays Sure of the Conquest and the Bays I 'll make you quit your Cloack he says Or else by God I 'll burn ye Straight Passenger began to swear Enrag'd and troubled with the Heat And in a most confounded Pett At last flung off the Garment Boreas said Sol See yonder Cloak The Wagers won and thou art broke And up in haste the Stakes he took And that was all the harm in 't MORAL Thus blust'ring Kings like Boreas often fail Whilst others like the Conqu'ring Sun prevail Numbers may fright and dismal Fancies raise But what can Numbers in improper Ways Whilst