Moral and political fables ancient and modern. Done into Measurd Prose intermixd with Ryme. By Dr. Walter Pope |
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Fab. LI. The Ass and Wolf.
A Wolf, in Surgery professing Skill,
Bargaind upon a promise of Reward,
To pull a Nail out of an Asses Foot,
Which when he had performd, he askd his Fee.
The ungrateful Ass unmindful of his word,
Gave him so rude a Kick upon his Head,
That made him fall down sprawling, and half dead
After some time awaking from his Trance,
He said, I justly suffer this disgrace,
For practising an Art I never learnt.
Bargaind upon a promise of Reward,
To pull a Nail out of an Asses Foot,
Which when he had performd, he askd his Fee.
The ungrateful Ass unmindful of his word,
Gave him so rude a Kick upon his Head,
That made him fall down sprawling, and half dead
After some time awaking from his Trance,
He said, I justly suffer this disgrace,
For practising an Art I never learnt.
The Moral.
Let not the Cobler go beyond his Last.![]() | Moral and political fables | ![]() |