Come to my bower. And, as we forrowing go,
Dione's ftory feed my woe

Let poor

With heart-relieving tears.—

LAURA. [Pointing to Dione.
-Unhappy maid!

Hadft thou a parent's just command obey'd,
Thou yet hadft liv'd.-But who fhall Love advise ?
Love fcorns command, and breaks all other ties.
Henceforth, ye fwains, be true to vows profeft;
For certain vengeance ftrikes the perjur'd breast.

CONTENTS

Answer to the Sompner's Prologue of Chaucer, in

Imitation of Chaucer's Style.

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Introduction. The Shepherd and the Philofopher. 25

I. To his Highness William Duke of Cumber-

land. The Lion, the Tiger, and the

Traveller.

II. The Spaniel and the Camelion.

III. The Mother, the Nurse, and the Fairy.

IV. The Eagle and the Affembly of Animals.

V. The Wild Boar and the Ram.

VI. The Mifer and Plutus.

VII. The Lion, the Fox, and the Geefe.

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VIII. The Lady and the Wafp.

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IX. The Bull and the Mastiff.

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X. The Elephant and the Bookfeller.

XI. The Peacock, the Turkey, and the Goofe. 47

XII. Cupid, Hymen, and Plutus.

XIII. The Tame Stag.

XIV. The Monkey who had feen the World.

XV. The Philofopher and the Pheasants.

XVI The Pin and the Needle.

XVII. The Shepherd's Dog and the Wolf.

XVIII. The Painter who pleafed nobody and

every body.

XIX. The Lion and the Cub.

XX. The old Hen and the Cock.

XXI. The Rat-catcher and Cats.

XXII. The Goat without a Beard.

XXIII. The Old Woman and her Cats.

XXIV. The Butterfly and the Snail.

XXV. The Scold and the Parrot.

XXVI. The Cur and the Maftiff.

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XXVII. The Sick Man and the Angel.

XXVIII. The Perfian, the Sun, and the Cloud.

XXIX. The Fox at the Point of Death.

XXX. The Setting Dog and the Partridge.

XXXI. The Univerfal Apparition.

XXXII. The two Owls and the Sparrow.

XXXIII. The Courtier and Proteus.

XXXIV. The Maftiffs.

XXXV. The Bailey-Mow and the Dunghill.

XXXVI. Pythagoras and the Countryman.

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XLVIII. The Gardener and the Hog.

XLV. The Poet and the Rofe.

XLVI. The Cur, the Horfe, and the Shepherd's

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XLIX. The Man and the Flea.

PART II.

L. The Hare and many Friends.

I. The Dog and the Fox.

II. The Vulture, the Sparrow, and other Birds.

To a Friend in the Country.

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VI. The Squire and his Cur.

VII. The Countryman and Jupiter. To Myfelf. 148

VIII. The Man, the Cat, the Dog, and the Fly.

To my native Country.

IX. The Jackall, Leopard, and other Beafts. To

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XI. The Pack-horfe and the Carrier. To a

young Nobleman.

XII. Pan and Fortune. To a young Heir.

XIII. Plutus, Cupid, and Time.

XIV. The Owl, the Swan, the Cock, the Spider,

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the Afs, and the Farmer. To a Mother. 180

XV. The Cook-maid, the Turnspit, and the

Ox. To a poor Man.

XVI. The Raven, the Sexton, and the Earth-

worm. To Laura.

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