 | Complete fabulist - 1732 - 402 pages
...range at large, the pride and glory of fome foreft ? It happened, that in the midft of thefe unjuft murmurs, a pack of hounds was heard in full cry after...the very creature he was envying, who being quite fpent with the chace, was torn in pieces by the dogs in light of our two Lizards. And is this the lordly... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - Authors, Greek - 1781 - 318 pages
...large, the pride and glory of forne royal foreft ? It happened,, that in the rfiidft of »hefe unjuft murmurs, a pack of Hounds was heard in full cry after...the very creature he was envying, who being quite fpent with the chace, was torn in pieces by the Doo;s, in fight of our two Lfzards. And is this the... | |
 | Aesop, Robert Dodsley - Conduct of life - 1805 - 260 pages
...at large, the pride and glory of fame royal foreft ? It happened, that in the midft of thefe unjuft murmurs, a pack of Hounds was heard in full cry after...the very creature he was envying, who, being quite fpent with the chace, was torn in pieces by the Dogs, in fight of our two Lizards. And is this the... | |
 | Aesop, Robert Dodsley - Conduct of life - 1809 - 316 pages
...at largei the pride and glory of fome royal foreft ? It happened, that in the midft of thefe unjuft murmurs, a pack of hounds was heard in full cry after...the very creature he was envying, who being quite fpent with the chafe, was torn in pieces by the dogs, in light of our two Lizards. And is this the... | |
 | John Trotter Brockett - Fables - 1820 - 384 pages
...contempt." REFLECTION. Boys of no very promising appearance often become the greatest men. SELECT FABLES. 57 THE TWO LIZARDS. As two Lizards were basking under...teach you to bless Providence for placing you in that i 58 SELECT FABLES. humble situation, which secures you from the dangers of a more elevated rank."... | |
 | George Moir Bussey - Fables - 1842 - 608 pages
...unjust murmurs, a pack of hounds was heard in full cry after the very creature he was envying, which being quite spent with the chase, was torn in pieces...you wish to hold ? " said the wiser lizard to his complaming friend : let his fate teach you to bless Providence for placing you in that humble situation... | |
 | 1784 - 378 pages
...superior safety of an obscure and humble station, is a balance for the honours of high and envied life. AS two Lizards were basking under a south wall, How...chase, was torn in pieces by the dogs in sight of our two Lizards. And is this the lordly stag, whose place in the creation you wish to hold ? said the... | |
 | Aesopus - Fables - 1878 - 378 pages
...superior safety of an obscure and humble station, is a balance for the honours of high and envied life. AS two Lizards were basking under a south wall, How...chase, was torn in pieces by the dogs in sight of our two Lizards. And is this the lordly stag, whose place in the creation you wish to hold ? said the... | |
 | Aesopus - 1881 - 464 pages
...large, ths pride and glory of some royal forest ?'' It happened that, in the midst of these unfinished murmurs, a pack of hounds was heard in full cry after...envying, who, being quite spent with the chase, was torn to pieces by the dogs in sight of the two Lizards. " And this is the lordly Stag whose place in the... | |
 | Aesop - Fables - 1886 - 360 pages
...superior safety of an obscure and humble station, is a balance for the honoitrs of high and envied life. AS two Lizards were basking under a south wall, How...chase, was torn in pieces by the dogs in sight of our two Lizards. And is this the lordly stag, whose place in the creation you wish to hold ? said the... | |
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tis true, but that is all : for we hold no sort of rank in the creation, and are utterly unnoticed by the world. Cursed obscurity ! Why was I not rather born a stag, to range at large, the pride and glory of some royal forest ? It happened, that in the... 