INTRODUCTION. 



Obstinacy is the vice of little minds ; Cre- 

 dulity , the failing of little experience ; and 

 Prejudice, a villanous compound of both. 



" The force of Nature could no further go : 

 To form a third, she join'd the other two." 



" Why do you persevere in using that fly, 

 when nothing will look at it ?" said I. 



Obstinacy went on thrashing the water with 

 greater vigour than ever. 



" Why do you persevere in using that fly ? " 

 said I. 



" I read of its being good," said Credulity. 



" W^hy do you persevere in using that fly ? " 

 said I. 



" I hate all your new inventions," said Pre- 

 judice. 



" No doubt," said I, and took a copious pinch 

 of rappee. 



