_Mercury_ and _Fishermen_.
Some _Fishermen_ that had caught more Fish then they knew what to do
withal, Invited _Mercury_ to part with them; but finding that the
Invitation was not so much matter of Respect, as to get rid of the Glut
they had taken, he very fairly left them to Eat by themselves.
The MORAL.
_In all the Good Offices of Human Society, ’tis the Will and the
Affection that Creates the Obligation._