Fifty Fables of La FontaineFifty of La Fontaine's verse fables in the original French are found side by side with their English translations. |
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Page 11
... beast in fearsome tones snarled , snorted : drink ! I'll make you pay ! " " How dare you foul my " Pardon me , Sire , " meekly the lamb retorted , " But if Your Majesty , I pray- With due respect- Would please consider , in effect , The ...
... beast in fearsome tones snarled , snorted : drink ! I'll make you pay ! " " How dare you foul my " Pardon me , Sire , " meekly the lamb retorted , " But if Your Majesty , I pray- With due respect- Would please consider , in effect , The ...
Page 35
... beast ; The other , at the very least , A household pet . At any rate , our couple went , Day in , day out , swimming about the moat , Gliding and bobbing to their hearts ' content . One day the cook - drunken impenitent— Mistaking swan ...
... beast ; The other , at the very least , A household pet . At any rate , our couple went , Day in , day out , swimming about the moat , Gliding and bobbing to their hearts ' content . One day the cook - drunken impenitent— Mistaking swan ...
Page 97
... beasts therein Lay wide awake , try though they might To fall asleep . At length the she - bear , in their plight ... beast , in anguish . " Still ? When I've lost my only son ? Bereft of all my hope ... Undone ... Old and abandoned ...
... beasts therein Lay wide awake , try though they might To fall asleep . At length the she - bear , in their plight ... beast , in anguish . " Still ? When I've lost my only son ? Bereft of all my hope ... Undone ... Old and abandoned ...
Contents
LA GRENOUILLE QUI SE VEUT FAIRE | 6 |
LE LOUP ET LAGNEAU | 11 |
The Oak and the Reed | 11 |
Copyright | |
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