| [No. 183] | Saturday, September 29, 1711 | Addison |
Fables were the first Pieces of Wit that made their Appearance in the World, and have been still highly valued, not only in Times of the greatest Simplicity, but among the most polite Ages of Mankind.
Jotham's
of the Trees
is the oldest that is extant, and as beautiful as any which have been made since that Time.