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124 to our Journey's End, then a Fluttering Way of Advancing by Starts and by Stops; for 'tis Pereverance Alone that can carry us Thorough-Stitch.



Pon a very great Fall of Rain, the Current carry’d Away a Huge Heap of Apples, together with a Dunghill that lay in the Water-Coure, They Floated a good while together like Brethren and Companions; and as they went thus Dancing down the Stream, the Hore-Turds would be every foot crying out till, Alack a day! How Wee Apples Swim!

Here happen'd a Controverie once betwixt a Peach, and an Apple, which was the Fairer Fruit of the Two. They were o Loud in their Dicoure, that a Blackberry from the next Hedg, Over-heard them. Come (ays the Blackberry) We are All Friends, and pray let's have No Jangling among our elves.

a Vanity Common in the World, for Every Pretending Coxcomb to make himelf One of the Party till with his Betters. They cry Wee to Every thing, and make themelves Neceary upon All Occaions, and to All Purpoes, and People, when upon the Truth of the Matter, they are found to be good for Jut Nothing at all.

[Wee] Apples cry the Hore Turds [Wee] the Kings Officers, crys the Fellow that carrys Guts to the Bears [Wee] crys the Scumm of the Nation to the Bench, to the Court, to the City, to the Church, to Parliaments, and Councels. There’s Nothing o Great, but the Little People cry [Wee] to’t till. [Wee'l] do This, and [Wee’l] do That, and [Wee'l] Undertake for This and T’other, This is in a Familiar Way, the Common Style of the Licentious Multitude, to the Scandal of all Honorable Commiions, and of Thoe that Manage them. And This Humour of [Weeing] holds as well in Matters of State, and of Undertanding, as in