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FABLE III. 



THE LAUREL AND THE REED. 



The Reed* that once the shepherd blew 

 On old Cephisus' hallowed side. 

 To Sylla's cruel bow applied. 



Its inoffensive master slew. 



* The reeds on the banks of the Cephisus, of which the shep- 

 herds made their pipes, Sylla's soldiers used for arrows. 



