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The Lyon gave him a Sowr Look upont, which brought the Bumkin, upon Se - cond Thoughts, to ftrike up a Bargain with him, upon thele Con - ditions y that his Teeth fhould be Drawn, and his Nailes Par'd j for Thofe were Things, he fay'd, that the Foolifh Girle was Terribly afraid of.
Fables of Æsop, and other eminent mythologists : with morals and reflexions. 1692
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