A _Raven_ and a _Swan_.
A _Raven_ had a Great Mind to be as _White_ as a _Swan_, and fancy’d to
Himself that the _Swan_’s Beauty proceeded in a High Degree, from his
often _Washing_ and _Dyet_. The _Raven_, upon this, Quitted his Former
Course of Life and Food, and betook himself to the _Lakes_ and _Rivers_:
But as the Water did him no Good at all for his Complexion, so the
Experiment Cost him his Life too for want of Sustenance.
The MORAL of the Two FABLES above.
_Natural Inclinations may be Moulded and Wrought upon by Good Councel and
Discipline; but there are Certain specifick Properties and Impressions,
that are never to be Alter’d or Defac’d._