FAB. CCLXVII.

A _Swan_ and a _Stork_.

A _Stork_ that was Present at the Song of a Dying _Swan_, told her ’twas

contrary to Nature to Sing so much out of Season; and Ask’d her the

Reason of it? Why, says the _Swan_, I am now Entering into a State where

I shall be no longer in Danger of either Snares, Guns, or Hunger: and who

would not joy at such a Deliverance.

The MORAL.

_Death is but the Last Farewel to All the Difficulties, Pains, and

Hazards of Life._

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