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28 Of firmest Fruits, and by unseen Decay The proper Relish vitiate: then the Grub Oft unobserv'd invades the vital Core, Pernicious Tenant, and her secret Cave Enlarges hourly, preying on the Pulp Ceaseless; mean while the Apple's outward Form Delectable the witless Swain beguiles, 'Till, with a writhen Mouth, and spattering Noise, He tastes the bitter Morsel, and rejects Disrelisht; not with less Surprize, then when Embattled Troops with flowing Banners pass Thro' flow'ry Meads delighted, nor distrust The smiling Surface; whilst the cavern'd Ground, With Grain incentive stor'd, by suddain Blaze Bursts fatal, and involves the Hopes of War In firy Whirles; full of victorious Thoughts, Torn and dismembred, they aloft expire. Rh