THE ASS. 
I SEE an Ass in the lane with her foal. The foal 
has very long legs and ears, and it has long hair all 
over its body: it is full of fun, and you can see it 
skip up and down on the turf till its legs get weak, 
when it will lie down to rest for a time, but I dare 
say it will soon jump up, as gay as ever. When its 
legs are able to bear it with more ease, it will trot 
up and down all day long, and kick and bite in 
mere play. The Ass does not much care what it 
eats, but it do^?s not like to wet its feet, and will 
