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87 Vomiting his Heart out. The Man, it eems, had Poyon’d himel, and the Revenge upon his Landlord was the Defeating him of his Etate by Detroying the Lat Life in his Leae. In One Word, Revenge tops at Nothing that’s Violent and Wicked. It Divides the Dearet Friends; Embroils Governments, and Tears Families to pieces, But to ay no more on’t, The Hitorics of All Ages are full of the Tragicsl Outrages that have been Executed by this Diabotical Paion: beide, that it hardens People into a Brutall Contempt of Death, (as in the Fables above) where they may but ee their Enemies fall for Company.



Here was a kind of a Petty Conjurer, that made it his Profeion to Reolve Quetions, and tell Fortunes, and he held forth in the Market-Place. Word was brought him, in the very Middle of his Schemes and Calculations, that his Houe was Robb'd; and o away he cours immediately to learn the Truth on't. As he was running home in All Hate, a Droll takes him up by the Way, with this hort Quetion. Friend (ays he) How come You to be o Good at telling Other Peoples Fortunes, and Know o little of your Own?

Certain Dame that pas'd in the World under the Name of a Cunning Woman, took upon her to Avert Divine Judgments, and to Foretell Strange Things to come. She play'd the Counterfeit Witch o long, till in the Concluion, he was Taken up, Arraign'd, Try'd, Convicted, Condemned to Dye, and at lat Executed for a Witch indeed. D'ye hear, Good Woman (ays one to her, as he was upon the Way to her Execution) Are the Gods o much Eayer then the Judges, that you hould be Able to make Them do any Thing for ye, and yet could not Prevail with the Bench for the Saving of your Own Life?