FAB. CCLX.

A _Pigeon_ and a _Pye_.

A _Pye_ was Wond’ring once to a _Pigeon_, why she would Breed still

in the same Hole, when her Young Ones were constantly taken away from

her before they were able to fly. Why That’s my Simplicity, says the

_Pigeon_. I mean no Harm, and I suspect None.

The MORAL.

Do as You would be done by, _is a Better Rule in the Doctrine, then in

the Practice: For_ Trust as you would be Trusted, _will not hold betwixt

a Knave and an Honest Man. There’s no Dealing with a Sharper but at his

Own Play._

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