22 FABLES. 



APPLICATION. 



WISE men are chiefly captivated with the beauty 

 of the mind, rather than that of the person; and 

 whenever they are infatuated with a passion for 

 any thing else, it is generally observed that they 

 cease, during that time at least, to be what they 

 were, and indeed are only considered to be playing 

 the fool. It too often happens that women of re- 

 markable beauty are so fully satisfied with their 

 outward excellencies, that they totally neglect the 

 improvement of their minds; not considering that 

 it is only a combination of mental and personal 

 charms that can entitle them to be ranked as 

 Nature's greatest ornaments. Unmindful of this, 

 however, they are too apt to consider beauty as the 

 only thing requisite in their sex; and since they 

 are endowed with it in such an eminent degree, 

 they look down with disdain on females less happy 

 in personal charms. Beauty has undoubtedly great 

 influence over the hearts of mankind, but when it is 

 overrun with affectation and conceit, their admira- 

 tion will soon be turned into disgust; while women 

 of more ordinary persons, but blessed with good 

 sense and good humour, will captivate the hearts 

 of worthy men, and more effectually secure their 

 constancy. 



