Moral and political fables ancient and modern. Done into Measurd Prose intermixd with Ryme. By Dr. Walter Pope |
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Fab. CIV. Apollo and the Deceiver. |
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Fab. CIV. Apollo and the Deceiver.
One in his own opinion, wondrous Wise,
Holding a Bird in's Hand, to Delfi went,
And getting near the Altar, thus he spake:
Tell me, Apollo, tell me presently,
Is this Bird, in my Hand, alive or dead?
Being prepard, to prove Apollo lyed,
Had he, It Lives, or It is Dead, replied:
For if the Oracle had said, it Lives,
He would have killd it, and produc'd it Dead:
But if Apollo should, it's Dead, reply,
He would shew it alive, and let it fly.
Apollo knowing his intentions, said,
'Tis as you please, either Alive, or Dead.
Holding a Bird in's Hand, to Delfi went,
And getting near the Altar, thus he spake:
Tell me, Apollo, tell me presently,
Is this Bird, in my Hand, alive or dead?
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Had he, It Lives, or It is Dead, replied:
For if the Oracle had said, it Lives,
He would have killd it, and produc'd it Dead:
But if Apollo should, it's Dead, reply,
He would shew it alive, and let it fly.
Apollo knowing his intentions, said,
'Tis as you please, either Alive, or Dead.
The Moral.
They Cheat their selves, who think to Cheat the Gods. | Moral and political fables | |