A _Crow_ and a _Raven_.
Your _Raven_ has a Reputation in the World for a Bird of _Omen_, and a
kind of small _Prophet_. A _Crow_ that had Observ’d the _Raven_’s Manner
and Way of Delivering his Predictions, sets up for a _Foreboder_ too;
and so gets upon a Tree, and there stands Nodding and Croaking, just
over the Head of some People that were Passing by. They were a little
Surpriz’d at first; but so soon as they saw how ’twas, Come, my Masters
(says One of the Company) let’s e’en go forward, for this is but the
Chattering of a Foolish _Crow_, and it signifies Nothing.
The MORAL.
_How are Superstitious Men Hagg’d out of their Wits and Senses, with the
Fancy of Omens, Forebodings, Old Wives Tales and Visions; and upon a
Final Examination of the Matter, Nothing at all in the Bottom on’t!_