What though its profpects now appear Yet groundless hope, and anxious fear, ་ The The BEARS and BEES. A FABLE. By the Same. S two young Bears in wanton mood, Forth-iffuing from a neighbouring wood, About their ears vindictive flew. Th' unequal combat, quit the plain; But when experience opes our eyes, Į It leaves a real fting behind. 1 A FRAG A FRAGMEN T. By the Same. When recent in the womb I lay, Ere yet my life began, Thy care preferv'd the fleeping clay, And form'd it into man. Oh! may this frame, that rifing grew Beneath thy plastic hands, Be ftudious ever to pursue Whate'er thy will commands. The foul that moves this earthly load Nor lofe the traces of the God, Who ftamp'd his image there. I The The CAMELION: A FABLE after Monfieur DE LA MOTTE. By the Same. FT has it been my lot to mark A proud, conceited, talking fpark, Two travellers of fuch a caft; "A ftranger A ftranger animal, cries one, "Sure never liv'd beneath the fun. "A lizard's body lean and long, « A fifh's head, a ferpent's tongue, Its tooth with triple claw disjoin'd; "And what a length of tail behind ! "How flow its pace, and then its hue. "Who ever faw fo fine a blue ?” "Hold there, the other quick replies, " 'Tis green-I faw it with thefe eyes, "As late with open mouth it lay, "And warm'd it in the funny ray; "Stretch'd at its ease the beast I view'd, And faw it eat the air for food.". "I've seen it, Sir, as well as you, "And must again affirm it blue. "At leifure I the beast survey'd "Extended in the cooling fhade." " 'Tis green, 'tis green, Sir, I affure ye. "Green! cries the other in a fury Why, Sir-d'ye think I've loft my eyes ?". " "Twere no great lofs, the friend replies, For, if they always ferve you thus, "You'll find 'em but of little ufe." So high at laft the conteft rose, From words they almoft came to blows: And |