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156 is beyond all the Palaces under the Heavens; The Pomp, the Plenty, and the Pleaures of them over and above. To ay nothing of the Surfeits that are gotten by Excees of Eating and Drinking; ‘The Retles Nights, Factious Emulations, Fewds, and Diguts that Attend them: Beide the Slavery of being Ty’d up to other Peoples Hours, Meals, and Fahions. He that has no Ambition, is Happy in a Cell, or in a Cottage; whereas the Ambitious Man is Mierable, even upon a Throne. He that thinks he has not Enough, Wants, and He that Wants is a Beggar.

The Tortoie came Late, for he came Unwillingly, which is the Cafe of many a Worthy Man that Sacrifices his Peace to formalities of Complement, and Good Manners. Jupiter took Snuff at the Contempt, and Punih'd him for't. And what was the Punihment? He ent him Home again. ‘That is to ay, He Remanded him to his Lot, and to his Choice. Such, in Short, is the Felicity of a Moderate, and a Steady Mind, that all Comforts are Wrapt up in’t; for Providence turns the very Punihment of a Good-Man, into an Equivalence to a Reward, by Improving that to his Advantage, which was intended for his Ruine; and making the Tortoie’s Banihment a bleing to him.

Wolfe that lay Licking of his Wounds, and Extremely Faint, and Ill, upon the Biting of a Dog, call’d out to a Sheep that was Paing by, Heark ye Friend (ays he) if thou wouldt but Help me to a Soup of Warer out of that ame Brook there, I could make a Shit to get my elf omewhat to Eat. Yes, ays the Sheep, I make no Doubt on't; but when. bring ye Drink, my Carcas hall erve ye for Meat to’t.

THAT Sheep has a Bleed Time on't that runs on a Wolves Errand: But Æop's Sheep have more Wit, I perceive, then many of our Dometique Innocents. 'Tis a Court-Mater-Piece, to draw Chenuts out of the Fire with other Peoples Fingers; and to Complement a Man into a Pot of Honour, a-purpoe to have him Knock'd o'th' Head in’t: Now the Sheep’s Cae in the Fable, is but an Every-days Cae in the World; when People are divided betwixt Charity and Dicretion, how far to go, and where to top. In Offices of This Doubtful Quality, We have only This General Rule ta Walk by, that when we have to do with