A _Lyon_ and a _Mouse_.
A _Lyon_ that found himself Hamper’d in a Net, call’d to a _Mouse_ that
was passing by, to help him out of the Snare, and he’d never forget the
Kindness, he said. The _Mouse_ Gnaw’d the Threads to pieces, and when he
had set the _Lyon_ at Liberty, desir’d him in Requital to give him his
Daughter. The _Lyon_ was too Generous to Deny him Any thing, but most
Unluckily, as the New Bride was just about to Step into the Marriage Bed,
she happen’d to set her Foot upon her Husband at unawares, and Crush’d
him to Death.
The MORAL.
_The Folly of an Inconsiderate Love. The Force of Gratitude, and Good
Nature, and the Misery that Accompanies Unequal Matches._