A bronze medal the face of which displays a Dog and Shadow. As a dog was crossing the river with a morsel of food in his mouth he saw (as he thought) another dog under the water, upon the same adventure. He never considered that the other one was only the image, but out of greediness to get both he drops at the Shadow, and loses the Substance.”
Reverse depicts the Pigeons finding themselves persecuted by the Kite, made a choice of the Hawk for their guardians. The Hawks sets up for their protector, but under the countenance of that Authority, makes more havoc in the Dovehouse in two days than the Kite could have done in twice as many months.