The Wolfe and Sheepe. Fab. 37.
BEtween the Wolfe and Lambe we see
Nature hath put Antipathy;
Yet these two once would undertake.
To make peace; for performance sake
Each gave their pledge, the silly Sheepe
Gave up their Dogs they us'd to keepe:
The subtil Wolves their young ones gave;
For while the in̄ocent sheep were feeding
And neither thought of wars or bleeding,
The young Wolves howle in strong desire
To sucke the Damme, and see the Sire:
The Old Wolves hearing the young ones crie,
Rais'd an Alarum presently:
And on the guiltlesse Lambkins fall,
Slaying them in a moment all:
Suggesting they the truce did breake,
The cause, they found the Lambkins weake.
The fabulist metamorphosed and mytholigized, or, The fables of Esop translated out of Latine into English verse, and moralized, by R.A. ...
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Page 34
Morall.
When thou doest make a league, or seale a peace,
Beware of giving too good hostages,
For under friendships colour and pretence
Some first get power, then wreake malevolene.