HOW ENVY RULES.
Tlie lion craved (he fox's art; The fox tho lion's force and heart; The cock _ implored tho pigeon's flight, Whose wings were rapid, strong, and light; The pigeon strength of wing despised, And the cock's matchless valour prized; The fishes wish'd to graze the plain; The beasts to skim beneath the main; Thus, envious of another's state, Each blamed tho partial hand of Fate. —Gay.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21224, 2 July 1932, Page 8 (Supplement)
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68HOW ENVY RULES. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21224, 2 July 1932, Page 8 (Supplement)
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