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 65
... thought it was asinine To make such show of jollity , and said : " The Sun once took it in his head To take himself a bride . But suddenly , from swamps and fens , Arose the voices of their denizens , Who , all together , cried : ' O ...
... thought it was asinine To make such show of jollity , and said : " The Sun once took it in his head To take himself a bride . But suddenly , from swamps and fens , Arose the voices of their denizens , Who , all together , cried : ' O ...
Page 115
... thought of them as mere mindless machines— his celebrated " Discours à Madame de la Sablière " in Book IX argues the point eloquently - La Fontaine would appear to be no zoologist , classifying the frog as a fish . ( The misconception ...
... thought of them as mere mindless machines— his celebrated " Discours à Madame de la Sablière " in Book IX argues the point eloquently - La Fontaine would appear to be no zoologist , classifying the frog as a fish . ( The misconception ...
Page 117
... thought to be one Jean Salomon . ( See Georges Mongrédien , " Bibliographie tabarinique , " in Bulletin du bibliophile , 1928 , pp . 358-68 , 415-47 . ) The Value of Knowledge 1. La Fontaine might appear , in this passage , to be an ...
... thought to be one Jean Salomon . ( See Georges Mongrédien , " Bibliographie tabarinique , " in Bulletin du bibliophile , 1928 , pp . 358-68 , 415-47 . ) The Value of Knowledge 1. La Fontaine might appear , in this passage , to be an ...
Contents
LA GRENOUILLE QUI SE VEUT FAIRE | 6 |
LE LOUP ET LAGNEAU | 11 |
The Oak and the Reed | 11 |
Copyright | |
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