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... leave thefe wild and vifionary writers , for fomething more certain ; it appears from authors of very good credit , that Efop flourish'd in the 10 time of the feven famous fages of Greece : and notwith- ftanding almoft as many 11 ...
... leave thefe wild and vifionary writers , for fomething more certain ; it appears from authors of very good credit , that Efop flourish'd in the 10 time of the feven famous fages of Greece : and notwith- ftanding almoft as many 11 ...
Page xx
... leave of Croefus ; and was difmiffed very coolly . Efop , on his depar- ture , accompanyed him part of his jour- ney ; and as they were on the road , took an opportunity of faying to him , " O 27 Solon , either we must not speak to ...
... leave of Croefus ; and was difmiffed very coolly . Efop , on his depar- ture , accompanyed him part of his jour- ney ; and as they were on the road , took an opportunity of faying to him , " O 27 Solon , either we must not speak to ...
Page xxv
... leave to speak in his defence ; and delivered , in his usual manner , a fable . It was that of the Eagle 4o and the Beetle ; the purport of which 39 Ariftoph . and Theraclides , in Gronov . Thef . Gr . tom . 6. p . 2830 . 4o Mentioned ...
... leave to speak in his defence ; and delivered , in his usual manner , a fable . It was that of the Eagle 4o and the Beetle ; the purport of which 39 Ariftoph . and Theraclides , in Gronov . Thef . Gr . tom . 6. p . 2830 . 4o Mentioned ...
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... leaves the reader to collect the moral ; who by thus difcovering more than is fhewn him , finds his principle of felf - love gratified , inftead of being difgufted . The attention is either taken off from the ad- vifer ; or , if ...
... leaves the reader to collect the moral ; who by thus difcovering more than is fhewn him , finds his principle of felf - love gratified , inftead of being difgufted . The attention is either taken off from the ad- vifer ; or , if ...
Page lix
... leaves us doubtful what Truth the Fabulift in- tended to convey . We have a ftriking example of this in Dr. Croxall's Fable of the creaking wheel . " A coachman , fays he , hearing one of his wheels creak , was furprized ; but more ...
... leaves us doubtful what Truth the Fabulift in- tended to convey . We have a ftriking example of this in Dr. Croxall's Fable of the creaking wheel . " A coachman , fays he , hearing one of his wheels creak , was furprized ; but more ...
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Page lxxv - Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come thou, and reign over us. And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow : and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.
Page 68 - 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 58 - I cannot fail of having money enough to purchase a new gown. Green — let me consider, yes, green becomes my complexion best, and green it shall be. In this dress I will go to the fair, where all the young fellows will...
Page 56 - Miller stood corrected, and immediately took his Son up behind him. And now the next man they met exclaimed with more vehemence and indignation than all the rest — Was there ever such a couple of lazy boobies ! to overload in so unconscionable a manner, a poor dumb creature, who is far less able to carry them than they are to carry him...
Page 41 - Crow, who had built her nest in a cedar near the foot of the rock, observing what passed, was ambitious of performing the same exploit ; and darting from her nest, fixed her talons in the fleece of another lamb. But neither able to move her prey, nor to disentangle her feet, she was taken by the shepherd, and carried away for his children to play with ; who eagerly enquiring what bird it was : — An hour ago...
Page 63 - ... jovial countenance : she was attended on one hand, by a troop of cooks and bacchanals ; and on the other, by a train of wanton youths and damsels, who danced, half naked, to the softest musical instruments ; her name was INTEMPERANCE. She waved her hand, and thus addressed the...
Page 5 - THE Fox, though in general more inclined to roguery than wit, had once a strong inclination to play the wag with his neighbour the Stork. He accordingly invited her to dinner in great form ; but when it came upon the table the Stork found it consisted entirely of different soups, served up in broad shallow dishes, so that she could only dip in the end of her bill, but could not possibly satisfy her hunger. The Fox lapped it up very readily, and every now and then, addressing...
Page 9 - ... the water which I am drinking ? The poor Lamb, all trembling, replies, How, I beseech you, can that possibly be the case, since the current sets from you to me ? Disconcerted by the force of truth, he changes the accusation. Six months ago, says he, you vilely slandered me. Impossible, returns the Lamb, for I was not then born.
Page 85 - CAT having devoured her matter's favourite •**• bulfinch, overheard him threatening to put her to death the moment he could find her. In this diftrefs fhe preferred a prayer to Jupiter ; vowing, if he would deliver her from her prefent danger, that never while fhe lived would fhe eat another bird. Not long afterwards, a Bat moft invitingly flew into the room where Pufs was purring in the window. The queftion was, how to act upon fo tempting an occafion ? Her appetite prefied hard on one fide...
Page 101 - ... which he was as unable to leave as to enjoy. Clogged in his wings, enfeebled in his feet, and his whole frame...