Roger L'Estrange, Fables of Æsop and Other Eminent Mythologists… (1692)
“ A Fisherman and his Pipe. A Fisherman that understood Piping better than Netting, set himself down upon the Side of a River, and Touch'd his Flute, but not a Fish came near him. Upon This, he layd down his Pipe and Cast his Net, which brought him up a very Great Draught. The Fish fell a Frisking in the Net, and the Fisherman observing it. What Sotts, are These (says he) that would not Dance when I Play'd to ‘em, and will be Dancing now without Mufique! The Moral. There are Certain Rules and Methods for the Doing of All Things in This World ”
