Tuesday, October 19, 2010

L'Estrange: A Horse and a Hog.

A Hog took notice of a Horse in the height of his Courage, that was just advancing to charge an Enemy. Why, what a Fool art thou, says the Hog to him, to make such haste to be destroy'd? That Consideration, says the Horse, may do well enough in the Mouth of a wicked Creature, that's only Fatted up to be kill'd by a Knife; but whenever I'm taken off, I'll leave the Memory of a good Name behind me.

'Tis the Cause makes the Martyr.


Source: L'Estrange 299.

Here is an illustration for the story (image source) showing a horse and a pig in conversation.
M0337 (not in Perry)

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