A _Boy_ and a _Snake_.
A _Boy_ was Groping for Eeles, and laid his hand upon a _Snake_, but the
_Snake_, finding it was Pure Simplicity, and not Malice, Admonish’d him
of his Mistake; Keep yourself Well while you are Well, says the _Snake_;
for if you Meddle with Me, You’ll Repent your Bargain.
The MORAL.
_’Tis the Intention, Morally Speaking, that makes the Action Good or Bad;
and even Brutes themselves will put a Difference betwixt Harms of Ill
Will and Mischance._