Better
in a Ditch, than in a Palace, and so he pass'd this Judgment upon him; that
since he would not be persuaded to come out of his House upon that occasion,
he should never Stir abroad again from that Day forward, without his House
upon his Head.
There's a Retreat of Sloth and Affection, as well as of Choice and Virtue:
and a Beggar may be as Proud, and as happy too in a Cottage, as a Prince
in a Palace.
Jupiter's Wedding
When the Toy had once taken Jupiter in the Head to enter into
a State of Matrimony, he resolv'd, for the Honour of his Celestial
Lady, that the whole World should keep a Festival upon the Day
of his Marriage, and so Invited all Living Creatures, Tag, Rag,
and Bob-tail, to the Solemnity of the Wedding. They all came in
very good Time, saving only the Tortoise. Jupiter told him 'twas
ill done to make the Company Stay, and ask'd him, Why so late?
Why truly, says the Tortoise, I was at Home, at my Own House,
my dearly Beloved House, and [Home is Home let it be never so
Homely.] Jupiter took it very Ill at his Hands, that he should
think himself
