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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... king ?? The bull is mightier than you ; And yet , my friend , I make him do My bidding , at the slightest sting ! " His brazen words still echoing , The hero - trumpeter and cavalier In one - goes falling to the rear , Pauses , then ...
... king ?? The bull is mightier than you ; And yet , my friend , I make him do My bidding , at the slightest sting ! " His brazen words still echoing , The hero - trumpeter and cavalier In one - goes falling to the rear , Pauses , then ...
Page 57
... vain grandiloquence . They promise : " Ah , my lyre will sing Of Titans ' combat with the Thunder's king . " Fine words ! And yet , what often comes to pass ? Just gas . ( V , 10 ) LA POULE AUX CEUFS D'OR L'avarice perd tout en voulant 57.
... vain grandiloquence . They promise : " Ah , my lyre will sing Of Titans ' combat with the Thunder's king . " Fine words ! And yet , what often comes to pass ? Just gas . ( V , 10 ) LA POULE AUX CEUFS D'OR L'avarice perd tout en voulant 57.
Page 115
... king for that purpose . 2. The original " un ' tiens ' vaut mieux que deux ' tu l'auras ' " is a common and ancient proverb . The context makes my translation more appropriate than the usual English equivalent of " A bird in the hand ...
... king for that purpose . 2. The original " un ' tiens ' vaut mieux que deux ' tu l'auras ' " is a common and ancient proverb . The context makes my translation more appropriate than the usual English equivalent of " A bird in the hand ...
Contents
LA GRENOUILLE QUI SE VEUT FAIRE | 6 |
LE LOUP ET LAGNEAU | 11 |
The Oak and the Reed | 11 |
Copyright | |
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