His CAPTORS. 135 



Concord of Whales. A Lesson for Man. 



There's many a slip 

 'Tween the cup and the lip. 



From the conduct of those whales, from what 

 I have before observed, and from what others 

 that know tell me, it is evident that the societies 

 of these great sea monsters seldom go to war, 

 but live together in cordial and happy amity, 

 and render each other all the help in their power 

 when in distress. They read to predatory and 

 contentious man the same lesson that Milton 

 derives from the concord of the fallen angels : 



O shame to men ! devil with devil damn'd 

 Firm concord holds ; men only disagree 

 Of creatures rational, though under hope 

 Of heavenly grace ; and, God proclaiming peace, 

 Yet live in hatred, enmity, and strife 

 Among themselves, and levy cruel wars, 

 Wasting the earth, each other to destroy : 

 As if (which might induce us to accord) 

 Man had not hellish foes enow besides, 

 That, day and night, for his destruction wait. 



