Moral and political fables ancient and modern. Done into Measurd Prose intermixd with Ryme. By Dr. Walter Pope |
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Fab. LX. The Hart and Hind Calf.
A Young Red Deer, thus to his Father spoke,
You are swifter, you are greater than the Dogs,
And better Armd, why dont you stand, and fight?
To whom the Hart replyd, Son you have said
The truth, Nature for me has done her part,
Has given me every thing but a stout heart,
That's wanting, when the noise of Hounds I hear,
I must be gone, I cant command my fear.
You are swifter, you are greater than the Dogs,
And better Armd, why dont you stand, and fight?
To whom the Hart replyd, Son you have said
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Has given me every thing but a stout heart,
That's wanting, when the noise of Hounds I hear,
I must be gone, I cant command my fear.
The Moral.
Nature in every thing will be obeyd;Achilles Arms can't make a Coward fight.
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