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148 fore it will become All People to Weigh and Meaire Themelves, before they Venture upon any Undertking that may bring their Lives, Honour, or Fortune in Quetion. Some Songters can no more Sing in any Chamber but their Own; then ome Clarks can Read in any Book but their Own; Put them out of their Road once, and they are Meer Cat-Pipes and Dunces.

Band of Thieves Brake into a Houe once,and found Nothing in't to Carry away, but One Poor Cock. The Cock aid as much for Himelf as a Cock could ay; but Inited Chiefly upon the Services of his Calling People up to their Work, when 'twas time to Rie. Sirrah (ays one of the Thieves) You had Better have let That Argument Alone; for Your Waking the Family Spoils our Trade, and We are to be Hang'd forooth for your Bawling.

Our Raven has a Reputation in the World for a Bird of Omen, and a kind of mall Prophet. A Crow that had Obferv'd the Raven's Manner and Way of Delivering his Predictions,