[V.] THE FLY AND THE MULE.
A Fly that sat upon the beam Rated the
Mule: “Why, sure you dream?
Pray get on faster with the cart
Or I shall sting you till you smart!”
She answers: “All this talk I hear
With small attention, but must fear
Him who upon the box sustains
The pliant whip, and holds the reins.
Cease then your pertness—for I know