Vi. I don't love to live like a Frog, I am a Land Animal, not an amphibious one.
Lau. But in old Time this was look'd upon to be one of the most noble Exercises.
Vi. Nay, and a very useful one too.
Lau. For What?
Vi. If Men are forc'd to fly in Battel, they are in the best Condition that can run and swim best.
Lau. The Art you speak of is not to be set light by; it is as Praise-worthy sometimes to run away nimbly as it is to fight stoutly.
Vi. I can't swim at all, and it is dangerous to converse with an unaccustomed Element.
Lau. You ought to learn then, for no Body was born an Artist.
Vi. But I have heard of a great many of these Artists that have swum in, but never swam out again.
Lau. First try with Corks.