FABLE S. BY JOHN GAY. LONDON: Printed at the Stanhope Press, BY CHARLES WHITTINGHAM, FOR JOHN SHARPE, OPPOSITE YORK HOUSE, PICCADILLY. 1806. INTRODUCTION. THE SHEPHERD AND THE PHILOSOPHER. REMOTE from cities liv'd a Swain, Unvex'd with all the cares of gain; 'Whence is thy learning? hath thy toil And hast thou fathom'd Tully's mind? Hast thou through many cities stray'd, Can grave and formal pass for wise, My tongue within my lips I rein; Kites, hawks, and wolves, deserve their fate. Can furnish hints to contemplation; 6 Thy fame is just, (the Sage replies) |