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Literary
January 25, 1788
The New York Journal, And Daily Patriotic Register
New York, New York County, New York
What is this article about?
Aesop recounts a fable where the body's limbs complain about serving the stomach and withhold food, causing all to weaken. They learn to cooperate, restoring strength. It teaches interdependence and moral lessons through allegory.
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Full Text
MORAL TALE.
WHEN I was young, I instructed the Grecians, by amusing them with my sprightly tales; these ingenious, sensible, and delicate people never liked the naked truth; it was with success I made use of allegorical style, to make them receive lessons of reason; but now I have no longer imagination to compose, and but a little memory left to recall to the minds of the new Grecian tastes, in this important moment, the fable of the limbs and the stomach—they complained between themselves that they took so much pains to serve and satisfy an insignificant being, who, without doubt, would end by ruining and annihilating them entirely; they, of a common accord refused to give him any succours. From this time the poor stomach became weak and debilitated; all the limbs soon fell in the same situation and became languid.—Corrected by this severe experience, they with firmness and zeal afforded necessary food: the stomach soon re-established itself, and the limbs became strong and vigorous.
AESOP.
WHEN I was young, I instructed the Grecians, by amusing them with my sprightly tales; these ingenious, sensible, and delicate people never liked the naked truth; it was with success I made use of allegorical style, to make them receive lessons of reason; but now I have no longer imagination to compose, and but a little memory left to recall to the minds of the new Grecian tastes, in this important moment, the fable of the limbs and the stomach—they complained between themselves that they took so much pains to serve and satisfy an insignificant being, who, without doubt, would end by ruining and annihilating them entirely; they, of a common accord refused to give him any succours. From this time the poor stomach became weak and debilitated; all the limbs soon fell in the same situation and became languid.—Corrected by this severe experience, they with firmness and zeal afforded necessary food: the stomach soon re-established itself, and the limbs became strong and vigorous.
AESOP.
What sub-type of article is it?
Fable
Allegory
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Aesop Fable
Limbs Stomach
Moral Tale
Allegory
Interdependence
Body Politic
What entities or persons were involved?
Aesop.
Literary Details
Author
Aesop.
Subject
The Fable Of The Limbs And The Stomach
Key Lines
They Complained Between Themselves That They Took So Much Pains To Serve And Satisfy An Insignificant Being, Who, Without Doubt, Would End By Ruining And Annihilating Them Entirely;
From This Time The Poor Stomach Became Weak And Debilitated; All The Limbs Soon Fell In The Same Situation And Became Languid.
Corrected By This Severe Experience, They With Firmness And Zeal Afforded Necessary Food: The Stomach Soon Re Established Itself, And The Limbs Became Strong And Vigorous.