Citation - Rivington's New York Gazette: 1778.09.19

RNYG.778.103
19 Sep 1778:21 (206)
THE DOG AND THE SHADOW:
A Modern Apologue.
In Esop's days, when all things spoke,
Reflections cast, or crack'd a joke:
A fav'rite Mastiff, British bred,
Who surlier grew as he was fed,
Would seek abroad t'obtain from nature,
His daily food, nor bow to creature;
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