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HE Ant, or Pimire, was formerly a Husband-man, that ecretly Filch’d away his Neighbour’s Goods and Corn, and tor’d all up in his own Barn. He drew a General Cure upon his Head for’t, and Jupiter, as a Punihment, and for the Credit of Mankind, turn’d him into a Pimire; but this Change of Shape wrought no Alteration, either of Mind, or of Manners; for he keeps the ame Humour and Nature to This very Day.

Company of People that were walking upon the Shore, aw omewhat come Hulling toward them a great Way off at Sea. They took it at firt for a Ship, and as it came Nearer, for a Boat only; but it prov’d at lat te be no more then a Float of Weeds and Ruhes: Whereupon they made chis Reflexion within Themelves, We have been Waiting here for a Mighty Bus’nes that comes at lat to jut Nothing.