poor and lean, the other lusty and strong. To the weak horse, he sets a stout, strong, young man, and to the strong horse, a little, weak fellow; each was to pull off his horse's tail. The young man, catch|ing all the tail at once in his hands, began to tug with all his strength, labouring and sweating to little purpose, till at last, being tired, he gave it up: whereas, the weak man, with more under|standing, pulled his horse's tail, hair by hair, and thus, by perseverance, in a little time, got off the whole tail, without much labour; for, according to the Italian proverb, Feather by Feather, the Goose is plucked. In short, the meaning of the Proverb is, that assiduity overcomes all difficulty.In another sense, it teaches us, that Light Gains make a Heavy Purse; that is, those who sell for small profit, vend more commodities, and make quicker returns of their money, than those who are covetous of gain, and sell their goods at a dearer rate. Indeed, those who sell dear, are likely to be losers in another way; their goods remain long on hand, and frequently spoil and grow out of fashion.Under this sense of the Proverb, we are taught, likewise, to save our money, for, as Little and osten fills the Purse, he who begins to save, will 0