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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... Till it uproots the one who , just before , Had risen heavenward with lofty head , Whose feet had reached the empire of the dead . ( I , 22 ) LES DEUX TAUREAUX ET UNE GRENOUILLE Deux Taureaux combattoient à I 9 The Oak and the Reed.
... Till it uproots the one who , just before , Had risen heavenward with lofty head , Whose feet had reached the empire of the dead . ( I , 22 ) LES DEUX TAUREAUX ET UNE GRENOUILLE Deux Taureaux combattoient à I 9 The Oak and the Reed.
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... head . Another peacock saw our jay- Strutting among the flock in his disguise- Who , forthwith , found himself unmasked , undone , Hooted , jeered , jibed by each and everyone , And plucked in most uncommon wise . Back home , his fellow ...
... head . Another peacock saw our jay- Strutting among the flock in his disguise- Who , forthwith , found himself unmasked , undone , Hooted , jeered , jibed by each and everyone , And plucked in most uncommon wise . Back home , his fellow ...
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Jean de La Fontaine. THE SNAKE'S HEAD AND TAIL The snake has two extremities- Her head and tail - and both of these Are enemies of Man . On high , The Fates view both with happy eye , Content to see the harm they do . Well , once upon a ...
Jean de La Fontaine. THE SNAKE'S HEAD AND TAIL The snake has two extremities- Her head and tail - and both of these Are enemies of Man . On high , The Fates view both with happy eye , Content to see the harm they do . Well , once upon a ...
Contents
LA GRENOUILLE QUI SE VEUT FAIRE | 6 |
LE LOUP ET LAGNEAU | 11 |
The Oak and the Reed | 11 |
Copyright | |
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