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 xiv
... tale . After La Fontaine , the vehicle of choice for the verse fable , far and away , will be those irregular , seemingly somewhat capricious vers libres of his ; the " free verse " that he wrought to perfection and that informs the ...
... tale . After La Fontaine , the vehicle of choice for the verse fable , far and away , will be those irregular , seemingly somewhat capricious vers libres of his ; the " free verse " that he wrought to perfection and that informs the ...
Page 45
... tale . Sometime , somewhere , Some sentinels at water's edge espied- Out there , adrift upon the distant tide- Something that one and all agreed Must surely be a mighty ship indeed . Next moment it was just a boat ; And then a skiff ...
... tale . Sometime , somewhere , Some sentinels at water's edge espied- Out there , adrift upon the distant tide- Something that one and all agreed Must surely be a mighty ship indeed . Next moment it was just a boat ; And then a skiff ...
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... tale about a dog that Aesop tells , Who , by a stream , prey clutched between his teeth , Eyes its reflection in the waves beneath , Lunges , falls in . The water swirls and swells . Near drowned , he struggles back to shore . But oh ...
... tale about a dog that Aesop tells , Who , by a stream , prey clutched between his teeth , Eyes its reflection in the waves beneath , Lunges , falls in . The water swirls and swells . Near drowned , he struggles back to shore . But oh ...
Contents
LA GRENOUILLE QUI SE VEUT FAIRE | 6 |
LE LOUP ET LAGNEAU | 11 |
The Oak and the Reed | 11 |
Copyright | |
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