The fables of young Æsop, with their morals with a moral history of his life and death, illustrated with forty curious cuts applicable to each fable.

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Title: The fables of young Æsop, with their morals with a moral history of his life and death, illustrated with forty curious cuts applicable to each fable.
Publication: London :: Printed and sold by Benj. Harris ...,; MDCC [1700]
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Page 64

29. The Dog and Bag of Money. (Book 29)

[illustration]

A Friendly Couple, with their Dog,
Were Trav'ling to'ards a Mart,
To buy some Merchandize; when soon
One of them did divert

Himself behind, Nature to ease;
And leaves upon the Ground
A Purse of Money, and strait hyes
Towards the Seaport Town.

This Purse the watchful Dog espies, and down himself he lays
Close by it, till his Masters were
Gone out of Sight Two Days, hy'd,
Before they miss'd'em both, when back they
Finding the Purse of Money by his side.

Page 65

The MORAL.

FRiendship is an inestimable Jewel: For, Two or Three Friends join'd, become the Geryon describ'd to be a Man with Six Hands, and Three Heads: So it is with those whose Friendship is knit together by Truth; for the one will not suffer the other to be wrongfully Preju∣diced, without taking his part; nay, thô Death it self stands in the gap, if one pas∣ses through, the other must of Necessity follow: Like Euthydicus and Damon, who Sayling towards Athens, it happen∣ed Damon fell over-board; when, being almost ready to Sink, his Cryes awak'd Euthydicus; who seeing his Friend in such a deplorable Condition, jump'd in, and sav'd his Life.

Likewise Servants ought to be Faith∣ful to their Masters, and not suffer them∣selves nor others, to imbezzle their Ef∣fects; for, if a Dog will preserve a thing only for knowing it is his Master's, much more shou'd Man, who knows the Own∣er, and what Value he has for it.

No Blows a Servant should Disgust, So, as to quit his Master's Trust.