A _Lion_ and an _Asse_.
An _Asse_ was so Hardy once, as to fall a Mopping and Braying at a
_Lion_. The _Lion_ began at first to shew his Teeth, and to Stomack the
Affront; but upon Second Thoughts; Well! (says he) _Jeer on, and be an_
_Asse_ still. Take notice only by the way, that ’tis the Baseness of your
Character that has sav’d your Carcass.
The MORAL.
_It is below the Dignity of a Great Mind to Entertain Contests with
People that have neither Quality nor Courage: Beside the Folly of
Contending with a Miserable Wretch, where the very Competition is a
Scandal._