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A26535
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Æsop improved, or, Above three hundred and fifty fables, mostly Æsop's with their morals paraphrased in English verse : amounting to about one hundred and fifty more than do appear to have been so rendered by any other hand.
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Aesop.
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1673
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Wing A742; ESTC R17851
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fishes estimate the rise Of each we will said he by th' Market-price Expose to sale the Seal and River fish At once said he which sells for the best dish Accounted be the noblest of the two If that will not I know not what will do To bring this business fairly to an end He that is cheapest let no more pretend To be the best the best men dearest buy Our best appeal is to vox populi Mor. If men were their own judges every man Were best but surely he is best that can Approve himself to mankind to be such Whom most vote so no person ought to grutch FAB 123. Of the Libbard and the Fox ALibbard Lady-like was proud of spots He better might for black ones are but blots His Eremin like his purely natural Their 's more like dirt and artificial He thought himself of all the beasts the best Despis'd them all Lyons amongst the rest Then said the Fox thy beauty 's in thy skin Give me that beauty which doth lodge within Thy beauty-spots thy wretched folly stains Thou hast some beauty but the Fox more brains Mor. There are degrees it must be understood Of goodness in those things which we count good Health 's before wealth and wisdome before beauty That Venus yield to Pallas is her duty FAB 124. vide 123. FAB 125. Of the Fox and the Cat. REynard's a subtle youth a witty wag But of a Haire some say is apt to brag Mountebank-like what tricks himself could show He boasted and desir'd Dame Puss might know A while sat still Puss in her Majesty Then said Sr. Fox one only trick have I She quickly shew'd it for a pack of hounds Came by soon after as they went the rounds She quickly whipt into a lofty tree That did her work for there full safe was she Whilst Fox though full of tricks as dancing bears Could not escape the hounds not for his ears From the tree top she call'd good Reynard wrastle With me no more I 'm now in Baynards castle Thou' rt gone to th' dogs thine be no Arsenal Puss hath one dog-trick that is worth 'um all Mor. One trade that 's good is worth a many small trades He 's seldome rich who is a Jack of all trades Give me not many Mouse-traps but one mouser Is worth 'um all that will bestir and rouze her To multitudes as such a fool consents One good one's worth a thousand arguments FAB 126. Of the King and the Apes SOme Apes to dance a King of Aegypt taught To do it very neatly they were brought Were clad in purple robes put in disguise They went for boys none could see otherwise Till an Arch-crack that had a power of nuts In 's pocket thought to try them by their guts Threw them amongst them now my masters scamble For this fine banquet that was his preamble They quickly stript themselves and went to work And then the Ape appear'd before did lurk At this the people all began to flear Apes will be apes so soon as nuts appear A Jack an Apes who rides like some great Count On a bears back for nuts shall soon dismount Mor. What Art doth come as with a fork to seatter To rake together nature makes no matter Nature suppresst first or last out will burst The second nature will yield to the first Nature's shut up in custome as kernell In shells enclos'd temptation breaks the shell FAB 127. Of the Ass and the Travellers TWo Asses in a Desart caught a third And each to make it his himself bestir'd 'T is mine said one I took it so did I Said t' other Fortune gave it equally 'T is much they thought not to divide the Ass Each would have all great pity 't was alas The Ass less Ass than they seeing their strife Gave them the slip and ran as for his life Mor. Thus it doth fare with men when out they fall About their parting stakes that both loose all FAB 128. Of the Fishermen ALl 's Fish with fishermen that comes to net Fishing some Tortoises they chanc'd to get Made hungry by the water so they fall Aboard of them as who 'de eat shells and all It seems their eyes were bigger than their belly For they had almost surfeited I tell you And several yet were left though a conceit They had that more than all they could have eat As this was doing by past Mercury May 't please your Godship for to do as we Said they to him he saw they had enough If not too much and thereupon took snuff They should invite him for no other thing Than to preserve themselves from forfeiting 'T was a raw complement and no more boyl'd Than theirs that say eat this lest it be spoyl'd Or lest we spoyl our selves eating too much Who all but overplus do seem to grutch Mor. Gods won't accept mens leavings feed on scraps Who serve them so may feel their thunder claps FAB 129. vide FAB 130. Of the Beetle and the Eagle A Beetle at an Eagle took offence Thought a revenge in due time to commence Got to his nest and thence threw down his egs The Eagle could not stand on his own legs Against the Beetle but did make his moans To the great Jove who heard his sighs and groans My lap shall be thy nest said he henceforth Lay thy egs there for they are of great worth The Beetle still persisted him to nettle None so bold as blind Bayard and blind Beetle He crept by welts and seames and lay below The egs which stir'd Jove himself knew not how Scar'd Jove himself and made the thunderer start And shake his lap and self and cry what art Shaking his lap the egs did all fall out And then the whites and yolks did run about Mor. If there be earthly Joves as there be some So call'd though they are neither deaf nor dumb Towards their subjects malice to provoke Is no mans wisdome though in little folk 'T is pride and passion which to that inveagles Beetles may come to be reveng'd on Eagles Kindle no coals but always court mens love From malice none can save but Jove above FAB 131. vide 113. FAB 132. vide 106. FAB 133. Of the Birds and the Owl THe little birds the graver owl advise Though he from Athens came and should be wise And so he was though he look'd like an owl That 's like himself and so are some that scowl And look ill favour'dly which makes some say 'T is pitty they should e're be seen by day Good sweet-fac'd Owl say they lodge not in roof Of house for it were far more thy behoof To lodge in trees take to the Royal oak Be thou secure from danger and from smoak The falling-sickness I have not I trow Said he o' th Oak I need no missletoe That is the plant wherewith men undermine us Give epileptick folks viscus quercinus Mag Howlet gave good counsel and bestir'd Her self as well became Minerva's bird But the birds