▁a ▁similar ▁sentiment ▁in ▁his ▁em blem ▁book ▁X L ▁em blem ata ▁mis cel la ▁nova ▁( 1 6 2 0 ). ▁Under ▁the ▁title ▁Fre heit ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁verse ▁that ▁war ns ▁that ▁those ▁who ▁do ▁not ▁appreciate ▁freedom ▁are ▁sent ▁a ▁t yr ant ▁by ▁divine ▁will . ▁ ▁The ▁story ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 9 ▁A es op ' s ▁f ables ▁chosen ▁by ▁Louis ▁XIV ▁of ▁France ▁for ▁the ▁lab yr inth ▁of ▁Vers a illes , ▁a ▁h edge ▁ma ze ▁of ▁hyd ra ul ic ▁stat ues ▁created ▁for ▁him ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 9 ▁in ▁the ▁Gard ens ▁of ▁Vers a illes , ▁at ▁the ▁suggestion ▁of ▁Charles ▁Per ra ult . ▁It ▁is ▁likely ▁he ▁was ▁aware ▁of ▁its ▁interpretation ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁content ment ▁with ▁the ▁status ▁qu o . ▁Jean ▁de ▁la ▁Font aine ' s ▁f able ▁of ▁ ▁( III . 4 ) ▁follows ▁the ▁Ph a ed rus ▁version ▁fairly ▁closely ▁and ▁repe ats ▁the ▁conclusion ▁there . ▁In ▁setting ▁the ▁scene , ▁however , ▁he ▁pictures ▁the ▁fro gs ▁as ▁' t iring ▁of ▁their ▁dem ocr atic ▁state ', ▁taking ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 8 ▁much ▁the ▁same ▁s ard onic ▁st ance ▁as ▁Roger ▁L ' Est range ▁would ▁do ▁in ▁ 1 6 9 2 . ▁La ▁Font aine ▁was ▁writing ▁shortly ▁after ▁the ▁rest oration ▁of ▁the ▁mon archy ▁in ▁England ▁following ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁republic an ▁government ;