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so soon as we lose sight of them, 

 they hasten to betray us and 

 return to their former wild and 

 mischievous liberty* The rose 

 and the corn, had they wings, 

 would fly at our approach like 

 the birds* 



Among the animals, we num- 

 ber a few servants who have 

 submitted only through indiffer- 

 ence, cowardice or stupidity: the 

 uncertain and craven horse, who 

 responds only to pain and 

 attached to nothing; the passive 

 and dejected ass, who stays 



