How shall he chase this hideous guest? To pow'r he rose. Again the sprite How envy perfecutes the great, Of rival hate, of treach'rous friends, The court he quits to fly from Care, Warns him of blafts, of blighting dews, Of plund'ring infects, fnails and rains, Abroad, at home, the spectre's there: In vain we seek to fly from Care. At At length he thus the ghost addrest. Since thou must be my constant guest, Be kind, and follow me no more, For Care by right should go before. FABLE T FABLE XXXII. The two O w Ls and the SPARROW. WO formal Owls together fate, Conferring thus in folemn chat. How is the modern tafte decay'd! Where's the respect to wisdom paid? Our Our worth the Grecian fages knew, They gave our fires the honour due, They weigh'd the dignity of fowls, And pry'd into the depth of owls. And all ador'd th' Athenian bird. Brother, you reason well, replies The folemn mate, with half-fhut eyes; Right. Athens was the feat of learning, And truly wisdom is difcerning. Befides, on Pallas' helm we fit, The type and ornament of wit: A Sparrow, who was lodg'd befide, And And thus he nimbly vents his heat. Who meets a fool muft find conceit. I grant, you were at Athens grac'd, And on Minerva's helm were plac'd, But ev'ry bird that wings,the sky, Except an owl, can tell you why. From hence they taught their schools to know How falfe we judge by outward show, That we should never looks esteem, Since fools as wife as you might seem. Would ye contempt and scorn avoid, Let your vain-glory be destroy'd; Humble your arrogance of thought, Purfue the ways by nature taught, ye find delicious fare, So fhall And grateful farmers praise your care, FABLE |