_Town-Dogs_ and _Country-Dogs_.
’Tis a Common Thing upon the Passing of a _Strange Dog_ through a Town,
to have a _Hundred Curs Bawling at his Breech_, and Every Yap gets a
Snap at him. There was One Particular Dog, that when he saw there was No
saving his Skin by Running away, Turn’d upon his Pursuers, and then found
upon the Tryal, that One set of Teeth was worth Two pair of Heels; for
upon That Resolution, they All fell off, and Sneak’d their Way. A Captain
took Occasion to Apply This Instance to his People. Fellow-Soldiers (says
he) take This for a Rule, Those that run away are in more Danger then the
Others that stand the Shock.