Æsop improved, or, Above three hundred and fifty fables, mostly Æsop's with their morals paraphrased in English verse : amounting to about one hundred and fifty more than do appear to have been so rendered by any other hand.
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Æsop improved, or, Above three hundred and fifty fables, mostly Æsop's with their morals paraphrased in English verse : amounting to about one hundred and fifty more than do appear to have been so rendered by any other hand.
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London :: Printed for Tho. Parkhurst ...,
1673.
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Fables.
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"Æsop improved, or, Above three hundred and fifty fables, mostly Æsop's with their morals paraphrased in English verse : amounting to about one hundred and fifty more than do appear to have been so rendered by any other hand." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A26535.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 7, 2024.
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FAB. 72. Of the Hind.
ONly one seeing eye had a poor HindThat fed on the Sea-shoar, t' other was blind,Thought with her self that for her safety she,Had best turn her blind-side towards the sea;A Sailer sailing by, saw she was blind,She can't see me said he, have at the Hind:Then winking with one eye he did take aim,And to her side a Bullet quickly came;
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With that the wretched Hind was sadly checkt,A broad-side on that side did not expect;But on the other side look'd for a foe,But where 'twas look'd for she receiv'd no blow.
Mor.
It is a common case to be undone,By wrongs from those from whom we look for none;And we oft look for mischief for a spurt,From those who never meant to do us hurt.
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