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FAB. XXIII. The Lyon and Mouse.
The Royall Beast intangl'd in a snare,Coud not with teeth, and claws the ambush tear,
When a kind humble Mouse, the Cord untwind,
And broke that Mase the Forest King confind.
Morall
Doe not despise the Service of a Slave,An Oak did once a glorious Monarch save.
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