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372 Infelicity, when we do not only quare our Lives in General, according to Vicious Preidents, but et our Hearts in particular (with the Fantatical Ape here,) upon this or that Extravagance. No other Sort of Fool would pleae him, then the very Counter-part of this Quack. His Mitake was double; Firt, he plac'd an Opinion of Happines where there was no Ground at all to expect it. Secondly, he parted with his Liberty in Exchange for't; which is the ame thing with Trucking the Greatet Bleing of Human Nature for the Handy-Work of a Taylor.

Company of Waggih Boys were Watching of Frogs at the ide of a Pond, and (till as any of ‘em put up their Heads, they'd be Pelting them down again with Stones. Children, (ays one of the Frogs,) you never Conider, that though this may be Play to you, 'tis Death to us.