FablesWright, 1841 - 339 pages |
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... pain . I told them , plainly , what I thought , And thus their hatred quickly bought ; For which I do not care - not I. Ah , madam , did her spouse reply , If still your temper ' s so morose , And 12 BOOK VII . FABLE II .
... pain . I told them , plainly , what I thought , And thus their hatred quickly bought ; For which I do not care - not I. Ah , madam , did her spouse reply , If still your temper ' s so morose , And 12 BOOK VII . FABLE II .
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... pain , Some smile or charm take final flight , And leave the features of a " fright , " Then came a hundred sorts of paint ; But still no trick , nor ruse , nor feint , Availed to hide the cause of grief , Or bar out Time , that ...
... pain , Some smile or charm take final flight , And leave the features of a " fright , " Then came a hundred sorts of paint ; But still no trick , nor ruse , nor feint , Availed to hide the cause of grief , Or bar out Time , that ...
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... pains to aid ? ( For so they do , ' tis said . ) . I own I do not know . But for himself he rested not , And richly blessed his master's lot . What marked his strength of love , He lived a fixture on the place , In spite of tendency to ...
... pains to aid ? ( For so they do , ' tis said . ) . I own I do not know . But for himself he rested not , And richly blessed his master's lot . What marked his strength of love , He lived a fixture on the place , In spite of tendency to ...
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... heroes strowed the sanguine plain , Till old Prometheus , in his chains , Began to hope an end of pains . ' Twas sport to see the battle rage , And valiant hawk with hawk engage ; SFARE SC ww ' Twas pitiful to see them fall FABLE VIII.
... heroes strowed the sanguine plain , Till old Prometheus , in his chains , Began to hope an end of pains . ' Twas sport to see the battle rage , And valiant hawk with hawk engage ; SFARE SC ww ' Twas pitiful to see them fall FABLE VIII.
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... pains on distant shores , Which , soon as wished for , would have come , Had he not left the peaceful doors Of his despised but blessed home . Arrived , at length , in Hindostan , The people told our wayward man Y That Fortune , ever ...
... pains on distant shores , Which , soon as wished for , would have come , Had he not left the peaceful doors Of his despised but blessed home . Arrived , at length , in Hindostan , The people told our wayward man Y That Fortune , ever ...
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ABDERA adieu Æsop Amaranth animal bear beast Belisarius beneath biped bird bore charms cormorant court creature cried cursed dame dare dead dear death deed Democritus Descartes DEUX doth e'en e'er elephant ELIZUR WRIGHT Empedocles Epicurus eyes FABLE fair fate fear fell fish foes Fontaine fool Fortune gain gazelle give gods gold grace hath heart Heaven hermit John Rabbit JUPITER king kite La Fontaine lion living lord mastiff matter mice monarch monkey mortal mouse neighbor never night nose nought o'er once pain Pray prey prince race RENARD replied sage SCYTHIAN sheep shepherd sight Sillery sire soul Styx sure sweet tale tell Tereus thee thing thou thought tortoise trick truly truth Twas Ulysses wealth ween wise wish wolf word wrath