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FAB. XXVII. The Lion and Fox.
When first the Fox the forest monarch saw,He gaz'd with trembling feare & reverend awe,
But by degrees more boldly he adrest,
Than holds a Parly with the Royall Beast.
Morall
Vertues seem rigid to the wild and loose,But grow familiar by their constant use.
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