The invention of any thing which is more commodious for the mind or body, than what they had before, ought to be embraced readily, and the projector of it distinguished with a suitable encouragement. Since our happiness, next to the regulation of our minds, depends altogether upon our having and enjoying the conveniences of life, why should we stand upon ceremony about the methods of obtaining them, or pay any deference to antiquity upon that score? If almost every age had not exerted itself in some new improvements of its own, we should want a thousand arts, or at least many degrees of perfection in every art, which at present we are in possession of.
A man of sagacity and penetration, upon encountering a difficulty or two, does not immediately despair but if he cannot succeed one way, employs his wit and ingenuity another and, to avoid or get over an impediment, makes no scruple of stepping out of the path of his forefathers. Many things which cannot be effected by strength or by the vulgar way of enterprising, may yet be brought about by some new and untried means. At last, seeing some pebbles lie near the place, he cast them one by one into the Pitcher and this, by degrees, raised the water up to the very brim, and satisfied his thirst. But his strength was not sufficient for this. Then he endeavoured to overturn the Pitcher, that so at least he might be able to get a little of it. When he came, he found water in it indeed, but so near the bottom, that with all his stooping and straining, he was not able to reach it. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.A CROW, ready to die with thirst, flew with joy to a Pitcher, which he beheld at some distance. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Type of Resource Still image Identifiers NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14140637 Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ec703100-c602-012f-ef54-58d385a7bc34 Rights Statement The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. Chap-books of the eighteenth century) Topics Chapbooks, English Crows Eagles Genres Illustrations Poetry Notes Content: No. Names Ashton, John, 1834-1911 (Author) CollectionĬhap-books of the eighteenth century, Dates / Origin Date Issued: 1882 Place: London Publisher: Chatto and Windus Library locations Rare Book Division Shelf locator: *KF 1882 (Ashton, J.
TitleThe Crow and the pitcher the eagle and the crow
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