May Heaven fhower vengeance on this perjur'd head! As the dry branch that withers on the ground, So, blafted be the hand that gave the wound! Off; hold me not. This heart deferves the stroke; 'Tis black with treachery. Yes: the vows are broke [Stabs himself. Which I fo often fwore. Vain world, adieu! Though I was false in life, in death I'm true. [Dies. LAURA. To-morrow fhall the funeral rites be paid, PARTHENIA. There fhall the yew her fable branches spread, LAURA. From thence fhall thyme and myrtle fend perfume, And laurel ever-green o'erfhade the tomb. PARTHENIA. Come, Laura, let us leave this horrid wood, Where streams the purple grafs with lovers' blood; Come to my bower. And, as we forrowing go, With heart-relieving tears. LAURA. [Pointing to Dione. Had thou a parent's juft command obey'd, CONTENTS VIII. The Lady and the Wafp. Page 43 IX. The Bull and the Mastiff. 45 X. The Elephant and the Bookfeller. XI. The Peacock, the Turkey, and the Goofe.49 XII. Cupid, Hymen, and Plutus. 47 51 XIII. The Tame Stag. 53 XIV. The Monkey who had seen the World. 54 XV. The Philosopher and the Pheasants. 56 58 XVII. The Shepherd's Dog and the Wolf. XIX. The Lion and the Cub. XX. The old Hen and the Cock. XXI. The Rat-catcher and Cats. 76 XXVI. The Cur and the Mastiff. XXVII. The Sick Man and the Angel. XXXIV. The Maftiffs. 77 81 83 84 86 88 90 XXXV. The Barley-Mow and the Dunghill. 92 93 XXXVII. The THE THIRTY-SEVENTH VOLUME. 295 XLVI. The Cur, the Horfe, and the Shep- herd's Dog. |