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 xvii
... length in that preface and more pithily in his dedicatory verses to the Dauphin : " Je chante les héros dont Ésope est le père ... " It is generally agreed however that , while he seems to have been familiar with some of the French ...
... length in that preface and more pithily in his dedicatory verses to the Dauphin : " Je chante les héros dont Ésope est le père ... " It is generally agreed however that , while he seems to have been familiar with some of the French ...
Page 97
... length the she - bear , in their plight , Decides to help . Approaching , chin to chin , " Tell me , madame , " she asks , " those others ... Every whelp your claws and jaws did in ... Didn't they all have fathers , mothers ...
... length the she - bear , in their plight , Decides to help . Approaching , chin to chin , " Tell me , madame , " she asks , " those others ... Every whelp your claws and jaws did in ... Didn't they all have fathers , mothers ...
Page 103
... length , The Sultan spurned the Grand Vizier's advice . His state , and neighbor states as well , Brothers - in - battle , promptly fell Before the lion . Struggle as they might , His strength was more than all their might could quell ...
... length , The Sultan spurned the Grand Vizier's advice . His state , and neighbor states as well , Brothers - in - battle , promptly fell Before the lion . Struggle as they might , His strength was more than all their might could quell ...
Contents
LA GRENOUILLE QUI SE VEUT FAIRE | 6 |
LE LOUP ET LAGNEAU | 11 |
The Oak and the Reed | 11 |
Copyright | |
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