Grant I may never be so fond
To trust man in his oath or bond,
Or a harlot for her weeping,
Or a dog that seems a-sleeping.
Apemantus’ Grace.—Timon of Athens.
The collocation of dogs and harlots in both passages is very remarkable.
All human race, from China to Peru,
Pleasure, howe’er disguised by art, pursue.
Warton: Universal Love of Pleasure, 1748.