Excerpt from A Collection of Fables: For the Instruction and Amusement of Little Misses and Masters An Ape that had twins, like a foolish fond mother, Lov'd one to distraction, but hated the other; Tho' the latter's neglected and kept out of sight, Yet the darling must lie with her every night. But once in her sleep, thro'a close Cornish hug, She squeez'd out the breath of her favourite pug. Thus parents, whose love to their children is blind, To those they indulge most, are cruelly kind. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.