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... Trees and the Bramble . " The purposes for which such Parables , or Fables , ( for the words are synonimous , ) were first employed , and the way in which they originated , are by no means difficult of comprehension . " They appear ...
... Trees and the Bramble . " The purposes for which such Parables , or Fables , ( for the words are synonimous , ) were first employed , and the way in which they originated , are by no means difficult of comprehension . " They appear ...
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... " are beautiful examples of this kind . Emblematical Fables are those in which beasts and birds , or even trees and inanimate substances , are 66 • 6 INTRODUCTION . xxi introduced as speakers and actors . This XX INTRODUCTION .
... " are beautiful examples of this kind . Emblematical Fables are those in which beasts and birds , or even trees and inanimate substances , are 66 • 6 INTRODUCTION . xxi introduced as speakers and actors . This XX INTRODUCTION .
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... tree , " " The Diamond and the Glow - worm , ' and the capital one of " " The Bitch and her Friend , " which is said to have been originally delivered by one of the petty kings of ancient Gaul , with a view to dissuade some of the ...
... tree , " " The Diamond and the Glow - worm , ' and the capital one of " " The Bitch and her Friend , " which is said to have been originally delivered by one of the petty kings of ancient Gaul , with a view to dissuade some of the ...
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... trees , and all the tribe of vegetables . Even mountains , fossils , and minerals , discourse articulately at his command , and act the part which he assigns to them . The vine may be enamoured of the elm ; the swelling mountain may be ...
... trees , and all the tribe of vegetables . Even mountains , fossils , and minerals , discourse articulately at his command , and act the part which he assigns to them . The vine may be enamoured of the elm ; the swelling mountain may be ...
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... Tree and Vine . Dodsley 126 Dodsley . Æsop 64 Envious Man and the Covetous Esop 99 8 Fairies ' Gift . Lessing 204 Dodsley Ib . 19 Falcon and Hen Dodsley 5 46 • Farmer and his Dog Ib . 238 Florian 188 Farmer and his Sons Ib . 225 Esop ...
... Tree and Vine . Dodsley 126 Dodsley . Æsop 64 Envious Man and the Covetous Esop 99 8 Fairies ' Gift . Lessing 204 Dodsley Ib . 19 Falcon and Hen Dodsley 5 46 • Farmer and his Dog Ib . 238 Florian 188 Farmer and his Sons Ib . 225 Esop ...
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