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Rh Hawks are the Dangerous Birds Child, that Bite, as they ay, without Barking, and do Execution in Silence.

N Unlucky Fox dropt into a Well, and cry'd out for Help: A Wolf overheard him, and looks down to ee what the Matter was. Ah, (ays Reynard,) Pray lend me your Hand Friend, or I'm lot ele. Poor Creature! ays the Wolf, ''Why comes this about? Prithee how long hat thou been here? Thou cant not but be mighty Cold ure''. Come, come, this is no Time for Fooling, ays the Fox; et me upon Terra Firma firt, and then I'll tell ye the Hitory.

are Three Calamities in One: Firt, The Foxes falling into a Pit, and not being able to get out again. Secondly, The Miery of being put to beg Relief of an Enemy, for want of a Friend. Thirdly, The Affront of the Refual, as it was accompanied with Raillery and Scorn. ‘Twere well if we had not too many of thee Brutal Mockeries in our