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56 Unwieldy Minds as well as Unwieldy Bodies, and the Fumes of the One Obtruct the Operations of the Other. The Head of a Philoopher will never do well upon the Shoulders of an Epicure. The Body and the Soul are Ineparable Companions, and it is againt the Nature of This Reaonable Union, for the One to be a Clog to the Other. The 's here, is the Cae of Many a Publick Miniter, that comes Empty In, but when he has Cram’d his Gutts well, he’s fain to queeze hard before he can get off again; and glad to Compound with his very Skin for his Carcaes.



Boar happen'd to be Wallowing in the Water where a Hore was going to Drink, and there grew a Quarrel upon't. The Hore went preently to a Man,to Ait him in his Revenge. They agreed upon the Conditions, and the Man immediately Arm'd himelf, and Mounted the Hore, who carry'd him to the Boare, and had the atisfaction of eeing his Enemy Kill'd before his Face. The Hore Thank'd the Cavalier for his Kindnes, but as he was jut about to take leave, the Man ay'd he hould have further Occaion for him, and o Order'd him to be Ty'd up in the Stable. The Hore came by This Time, to Undertand, that his Liberty was gone, and No Help for't, and that he had payd Dear for his Revenge.

Pon a Dipute betwixt a Stag and a Hore about a piece of Pature, the Stag got the Better on't, and beat the Other out of the Field. The Hore, upon This Affront, Advis'd with a Man what Coure to Take; who told him, that if he would Submit to be Bridled, and Sadled, and take a Man upon his Back with a Lance in his Hand, he would Undertake to give him the Satisfaction of a Revenge. The Hore came to his Terms, and for the Gratifying of a Preent Paion, made himelf a Slave all the days of his Life. Steichorus made ue of This Fable, to Divert the Himerenes from Chuing Phalaris the Tyrant for their General. This 's Cae, ays he, will be Yours, if you go on with your Propoals. 'Tis true, You'l have your Revenge, but youl loe your Liberties; Upon which Words the Motion fell.