 | Aesop's fables (1687) |  |
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FAB. L, The Countryman and Snake..
Half dead with winters cold, a pittying Swain,Finds an expiring Snake upon the plaine,
Which home he brought, and scares wth heat reviv'd
He then persues his life by whom he livd.
Morall
Mercy extended to ungratfull menDoes but impower em to rebell agen.
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