A CHARGER, feeling the infirmities of age, was sent to work in a　　mill instead of going out to battle.

But when he was compelled　　to grind instead of serving in the wars, he bewailed his change　　of fortune and called to mind his former state, saying, "Ah!

　　Miller, I had indeed to go campaigning before, but I was barbed　　from counter to tail, and a man went along to groom me; and now I　　cannot understand what ailed me to prefer the mill before the　　battle.

" "Forbear," said the Miller to him, "harping on what was　　of yore, for it is the common lot of mortals to sustain the ups　　and downs of fortune.

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