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Lyon that was Ranging about for his Prey, made a Stop all on a Sudden at a Hideous Yelling Noie he heard, which not a little Startled him. The Surprize put him at firt into a Shaking Fit; but as he was looking about, and Preparing for the Encounter of ome Terrible Monter, what hould he ee but a Pityful Frog come Crawling out from the Side of a Pond. And is This All? (ays the Lyon) and o betwixt Shame and Indignation he put forth his Paw, and Pah'd out the Guts on't.

THE Surprize of the Lyon is to teach us that no Man living can be o Present to Himelf, as not to be put beide his Ordinary Temper upon ome Accidents or Occaions; but then his Philoophy brings him to a Right Undertanding of Things, and his Reolution carries him thorough All Difficulties. It is Another Emphatical Branch of This Emblem, that as the Lyon Himelf was not Thorough-Proof againt This Fantatical Alarum; o it was but a Poor Wretched Frog all this while, that Dicompos'd him, to hew the Vain Opinion and Fale Images of Things, and how apt we are to be Tranported with Thoe Fooleries, which, if we did but Undertand, we hould Depie. Wherefore 'tis the Part of a Brave, and a, Wie-Man to Weigh, and Examine Matters without Delivering up himself to the Illuion of Idle Fears, and Panick Terrors. It was in truth, below