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THE LION, THE WOLF, AND THE DOG. 



A Lion having seized upon a Doe, while he was 

 standing over his prize, a Wolf stepped up to 

 him, and impudently claimed to go halves. No! 

 said the Lion, you are too apt to take what is not 

 your due. I therefore shall never have any thing 

 to do with you, and I peremptorily insist on your 

 immediate departure out of my sight. A poor 

 honest dog, who happened to be passing, and 

 heard what was going on, modestly withdrew, 

 intending to go about another w r ay. Upon which 

 the Lion kindly invited him to come forward and 

 partake with him of the feast, to which his modesty 

 had given him so good a title. 



APPLICATION. 



THERE is something in modesty which ought 

 ever strongly to prepossess us in favour of those 



