CONTENTS. PART THE FIRST.), Page 1 To his Highness William, Duke of Cumberland, -The Liou, the Tiger, and the Traveller. 2 The Spaniel and the Cameleon 3 The Mother, the Nurse, and the Fairy 4 The Eagle and the Assembly of Animals 24 The Butterfly and the Snail 28 The Persian, the Sun, and the Cloud 29 The Fox at the Point of Death 32 The Two Owls and the Sparrow 35 The Barley-Mow and the Dunghill 36 Pythagoras and the Countryman 78 80 82 83 85 8 The Man, the Cat, the Dog, and the Fly 9 The Jackal, Leopard, and other Beasts INTRODUCTION. The Shepherd and the Philosopher. REMOTE from cities, liv'd a swain, Unvex'd with all the cares of gain; His head was silver'd o'er with age, And long experience made him sage: In summer's heat and winter's cold, He fed his flock, and penn'd the fold. His hours in cheerful labour flew, Nor envy nor ambition knew: His wisdom and his honest fame Through all the country rais'd his name. A deep Philosopher (whose rules Of moral life were drawn from schools) The Shepherd's homely cottage sought, And thus explor'd his reach of thought: Whence is thy learning? Hath thy toil O'er books consum'd the midnight oil? Hast thou old Greece and Rome survey'd, And the vast sense of Plato weigh'd? Hath Socrates thy soul refin'd, And hast thou fathom'd Tully's mind? The Shepherd modestly reply'd- Can grave and formal pass for wise, My tongue within my lips I rein; Kites, hawks, and wolves deserve their fate. Do not we just abhorrence find |