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... hopes with modesty , that nothing of this kind , which has been published in prose , can justly discourage him from the present undertaking . In forming this collection , he has endeavour- ed to distinguish , by two separate Books , the ...
... hopes with modesty , that nothing of this kind , which has been published in prose , can justly discourage him from the present undertaking . In forming this collection , he has endeavour- ed to distinguish , by two separate Books , the ...
Page ii
... hopes he has , that the pre- sent work may be favourably received , arise chiefly from the consideration , that he has been assisted in it by gentlemen of the most distin- guished abilities ; and that several , both of the old and the ...
... hopes he has , that the pre- sent work may be favourably received , arise chiefly from the consideration , that he has been assisted in it by gentlemen of the most distin- guished abilities ; and that several , both of the old and the ...
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... hope you will make as hearty a dinner at my ta- ble as I did the other day at yours . Renard hung down his head , and looked very much difpleafed.- Nay , nay , faid the Stork , don't pretend to be out of humour about the matter ; they ...
... hope you will make as hearty a dinner at my ta- ble as I did the other day at yours . Renard hung down his head , and looked very much difpleafed.- Nay , nay , faid the Stork , don't pretend to be out of humour about the matter ; they ...
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... hopes in flight but one of them , being very active , fprung up into a tree ; upon which the other , throwing himself flat on the ground , held his breath , and pretended to be dead ; remembering to have heard : it afferted , that this ...
... hopes in flight but one of them , being very active , fprung up into a tree ; upon which the other , throwing himself flat on the ground , held his breath , and pretended to be dead ; remembering to have heard : it afferted , that this ...
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... hopes the art of extracting honey from the meaneft weeds would at least have been allowed her as an excellence ; and that as to her ftealing fweets from the herbs and flowers of the field , her fkill was there fo confpicuous , that no ...
... hopes the art of extracting honey from the meaneft weeds would at least have been allowed her as an excellence ; and that as to her ftealing fweets from the herbs and flowers of the field , her fkill was there fo confpicuous , that no ...
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Page 4 - Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come thou, and reign over us. And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow : and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.
Page 90 - I cannot fail of having money enough to purchase a new gown. Green — let me consider, yes, green becomes my complexion best, and green it shall be. In this dress I will go to the fair, where all the young fellows will...
Page 13 - I am very glad, said she, smiling, that you seem to have so good an appetite ; I hope you will make as hearty a dinner at my table, as I did, the other day, at yours.
Page 151 - The philosopher, on the other hand, sipped a little with caution, but, being suspicious of danger, flew off to fruits and flowers, where, by the moderation of his meals, he improved his relish for the true enjoyment of them. In the evening, however, he called upon his friend, to inquire whether he would return to the hive ; but he found him surfeited in sweets, which he was as unable to leave as to enjoy. Clogged in his wings, enfeebled in his feet, and his whole frame...
Page 84 - at the rate you move, you will probably be dried up before you advance much farther ; whereas, for...
Page 62 - But neither able to move her prey, nor to disentangle her feet, she was taken by the shepherd, and carried away for his children to play with ; who eagerly enquiring what bird it was : — An hour ago...
Page 74 - Miller stood corrected, and immediately took his Son up behind him. And now the next man they met exclaimed with more vehemence and indignation than all the rest — Was there ever such a couple of lazy boobies ! to overload in so unconscionable a manner, a poor dumb creature, who is far less able to carry them than they are to carry him...
Page 105 - And are you not afraid of trusting yourself to an element that has proved thus fatal to your family?" "Afraid? by no means ; why, we must all die : is not your father dead ?"
Page 100 - ... jovial countenance : she was attended on one hand, by a troop of cooks and bacchanals ; and on the other, by a train of wanton youths and damsels, who danced, half naked, to the softest musical instruments ; her name was INTEMPERANCE. She waved her hand, and thus addressed the...