<p>The Squirrell, when shee must goe seeke her food,<lb/> By making passage through some neighb'ring flood,<lb/> (And feares to be devoured by the Streame)<lb/> Thus, helpes her weaknesse, by a Stratagem.<lb/> On blocks, or chips, which on the waves doe flote,<lb/> She nimbly leaps; and, making them her boate<lb/> (By helpe of Windes, of Current, and of Tide)<lb/> Is wafted over to the further side.<lb/> Thus, that, which for the Body proves unfit,<lb/> Must often be acquired by the Wit.<lb/> And, what our outward Fortunes shall denye,<lb/> Our providence must labour to supply.<lb/> Those Casualties, which may our need befriend,<lb/> We should with heedfull diligence attend;<lb/> And, watch to seize those opportunities,<lb/> Which, men of abler fortunes may despise.<lb/> Some Birds, when they an Oyster would unlock,<lb/> Mount up, and let it fall upon a Rock;<lb/> And, when the Cockles on the Shores lye gasping,<lb/> (At ev'ry Tides approach their Shells unclasping)<lb/> Crowes cast in Pebles, and so take that meat,<lb/> By craft, which by their force they could not get.<lb/> Wee, by indeav'ring thus, may gaine, at length,<lb/> That, which at first appeares above our strength.<lb/> By little Screwes an entrance we may make,<lb/> Where Barres of Iron cannot passage breake.<lb/> Small Engines lift huge weights; and, we have heard,<lb/> That one Wise-man (though poore without regard)<lb/> May save a City, when the Men of Warre,<lb/> And, all their Captaines, at a non plus are.<lb/> </p>

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A squirrel floats on a piece of bark which it uses as a raft; on the shore crabs are waiting for mussels to open their shells a little, so they can push them further open

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<p>A little Wit, may stand in stead,<lb/> When Strength doth faile, in time of need.</p>

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