Æsop's fables, illustr. by E. Griset. With text based chiefly upon Croxall, La Fontaine, and L'Estrange1881 |
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... reason to think that he was ugly or deformed . Among the earliest known collections of fables bearing the name of Æsop , were those of Phædrus and of Babrius . That of Phædrus is written in Latin , and dates from the commencement of the ...
... reason to think that he was ugly or deformed . Among the earliest known collections of fables bearing the name of Æsop , were those of Phædrus and of Babrius . That of Phædrus is written in Latin , and dates from the commencement of the ...
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... reason , admitted him to the dove- cote as their king . They found , however , that he thought it part of his kingly prerogative to eat one of their number every day , and they soon repented of their credulity in having let him in . THE ...
... reason , admitted him to the dove- cote as their king . They found , however , that he thought it part of his kingly prerogative to eat one of their number every day , and they soon repented of their credulity in having let him in . THE ...
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... reason , that he could see , but skipping and frisking about and wagging his tail - resolved to imitate him , and see whether the same behaviour would not bring him similar favours . Accordingly , the master was no sooner come home from ...
... reason , that he could see , but skipping and frisking about and wagging his tail - resolved to imitate him , and see whether the same behaviour would not bring him similar favours . Accordingly , the master was no sooner come home from ...
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... COCK . A CAT one day caught a Cock , and resolved to make a meal of him . He first asked him , however , what defence he had to make . " What reason can you give , " said he , " for your screaming at night so ? No honest. 10.
... COCK . A CAT one day caught a Cock , and resolved to make a meal of him . He first asked him , however , what defence he had to make . " What reason can you give , " said he , " for your screaming at night so ? No honest. 10.
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... reasons for suspecting that he was busily engaged in hatching some treason or other . The Lion thereupon commanded that the Fox should be brought at once to his presence , and the Jackal was accordingly sent to look for him . The Fox ...
... reasons for suspecting that he was busily engaged in hatching some treason or other . The Lion thereupon commanded that the Fox should be brought at once to his presence , and the Jackal was accordingly sent to look for him . The Fox ...
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Æsop animal answered asked Babrius BEAR beasts began bird Boar Bramble Bull carried caught Cock companion CORMORANT COUNTRYMAN creature cried CROW Cuckoo dear death devour Dolphin Eagle ears exclaimed eyes father fear fell fellow fish flew forest FOWLER FROG garden gave Geese give Gnat Goat golden axe Goose GRASSHOPPER Griset ground happened Hare head Hercules horns Horse Hounds JACKDAW Jupiter killed King Kite laid Lamb Laurustinus Lion live looked MAGPIE master MASTIFF Mice mother Mouse neighbouring never NIGHTINGALE once pain PEACOCK piece PLUTUS poor pray prey replied Reynard SATYR seized Servant Sheep SHEPHERD SILKWORM Snake soon Stag stream sure Swallow tail thereupon THIEF thou thought Tiger told tongue took TRAVELLERS tree turn Weasel Wolf Wolves wood Xanthus young
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Page 234 - of tender age, In this important care engage ? Older and abler passed you by ; How strong are those, how weak am I ! Should I presume to bear you hence, Those friends of mine may take offence. Excuse me, then. You know my heart ; But dearest friends, alas ! must part. How shall we all lament ! Adieu ! For, see, the hounds are just in view !
Page 230 - FRIENDSHIP, like love, is but a name, Unless to one you stint the flame. The child, whom many fathers share, Hath seldom known a father's care. 'Tis thus in friendships ; who depend On many, rarely find a friend. A Hare, who in a civil way, Complied with ev'ry thing, like GAY, Was known by all the bestial train, Who haunt the wood, or graze the plain.
Page 230 - And from the deep-mouth'd thunder flies : She starts, she stops, she pants for breath ; She hears the near advance of death ; She doubles to mislead the hound, And measures back her mazy round, Till, fainting in the public way, Half-dead with fear she gasping lay.
Page 362 - And, to the murmurs of the train, Thus spoke the Nestor of the plain. ' When I had health and strength like you The toils of servitude I knew ; Now grateful man rewards my pains, -And gives me all these wide domains. At will I crop the year's increase ; My latter life is rest and peace. I grant, to man we lend our pains, And aid him to correct the plains...
Page 361 - Shall then our nobler jaws submit To foam and champ the galling bit? Shall haughty man my back bestride ? Shall the sharp spur provoke my side ? Forbid it Heavens ! Reject the rein ; Your shame, your infamy, disdain.
Page ix - Indeed, you are a very fine thing; but I know not any business you have here. I make no scruple of declaring that my taste lies quite another way ; and I had rather have one grain of dear delicious barley, than all the jewels under the sun.
Page 328 - It is no more than justice," quoth the farmer, " to be sure. But what did I say ? I mistake. It is your bull that has killed one of my oxen." " Indeed ! " says the lawyer ; " that alters the case : I must inquire into the affair ; and if " " And IF ! " said the farmer — "the business, I find, would have been concluded without an IF, had you been as ready to do justice to others as to exact it from them.
Page 238 - Boldly to ev'ry thing pretend, And men your talents shall commend. I knew the Great. Observe me right; So shall you grow like man polite.
Page 235 - Just as she spoke, a Pigmy Sprite Pops through the key-hole, swift as light ; Perch'd on the cradle's top he stands, And thus her folly reprimands : Whence sprung the vain conceited lie, That we the world with fools supply ? What ! give our sprightly race away, For the dull helpless sons of clay ! Besides, by partial fondness shown, Like you we doat upon our own.
Page 246 - I'd pawn my word, A Goose would be the finer bird. Nature, to hide her own defects, Her bungled work with finery decks : Were Geese set off with half that show, Would men admire the peacock ? No.