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... Praying to Saints The Scoffer Punished The Snipe Shooter The Sheep and the Bramble The Sun and the Vapour The Swallow and other Birds The Thief and the Dog T. The Tortoise and the two Crows The Trumpeter taken Prisoner The Travellers ...
... Praying to Saints The Scoffer Punished The Snipe Shooter The Sheep and the Bramble The Sun and the Vapour The Swallow and other Birds The Thief and the Dog T. The Tortoise and the two Crows The Trumpeter taken Prisoner The Travellers ...
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... prayers and promises would effect in his behalf . The old Kite replied : " Indeed , dear Son , I would willingly undertake any thing to save your life , but I have great reason to despair of doing you any service in the way you propose ...
... prayers and promises would effect in his behalf . The old Kite replied : " Indeed , dear Son , I would willingly undertake any thing to save your life , but I have great reason to despair of doing you any service in the way you propose ...
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... pray thee tell me , when the carpenter comes next with the axe into the wood , to fell timber , whether thou hadst not rather be a Bramble than a Fir tree ? " REFLECTION . The answer of the humble Bramble to the proud Fir tree is so ...
... pray thee tell me , when the carpenter comes next with the axe into the wood , to fell timber , whether thou hadst not rather be a Bramble than a Fir tree ? " REFLECTION . The answer of the humble Bramble to the proud Fir tree is so ...
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... Pray , " says the Cock , 66 speak to the porter below to open the door , and I'll come down to you : " the Fox , little dreaming of the Dog so near , did as he was directed , and the Dog presently seized and destroyed him . REFLECTION ...
... Pray , " says the Cock , 66 speak to the porter below to open the door , and I'll come down to you : " the Fox , little dreaming of the Dog so near , did as he was directed , and the Dog presently seized and destroyed him . REFLECTION ...
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... Pray , what do you mean by that ? " says he . " I do it , " says the Boar , " to be in readiness in case of an attack by an enemy . " " But , " replies the Fox , " I see no occasion for it ; for there is no enemy near you . " Well ...
... Pray , what do you mean by that ? " says he . " I do it , " says the Boar , " to be in readiness in case of an attack by an enemy . " " But , " replies the Fox , " I see no occasion for it ; for there is no enemy near you . " Well ...
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66 REFLECTION able Æsop appear asked bad company bear beasts better birds Boar boast Bramble Cherryburn Chillingham Castle companion creature CROW danger death Delphic oracle despised Eagle endeavour enemy engraved fable father favour fell folly fool forbear fortune Frogs give Grasshopper happened happiness hatchet head honest honour horse hounds humble immediately innocent birds Jowler Jupiter KITE labour Lion live look mankind manner Mastiff matter mind misfortune Mouse nature neighbouring never Newcastle numbers observed occasion octavo once ourselves Ovingham person pieces Pigeons poor pray pretend prey Providence punishment reason replied returned revenge Reynard says the Cock seized sheep shepherd's shew Sir Roger L'Estrange soon Spider Stag Stork strength suffer sure Swallow thee thing Thomas Bewick thou thought took Tortoise travelling tree turn Vixen whole winter Wolf wood wretch young