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... FABLE XII . The Cat and the old Rat . CERTAIN Cat had made fuch unmer- A ciful havock among the vermin of her neighbourhood , that not a single Rat or Mouse dared venture to appear abroad . Pufs was foon convinced , that if affairs ...
... FABLE XII . The Cat and the old Rat . CERTAIN Cat had made fuch unmer- A ciful havock among the vermin of her neighbourhood , that not a single Rat or Mouse dared venture to appear abroad . Pufs was foon convinced , that if affairs ...
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... FABLE XII . Echo and the Owl . HE vain hear the flatteries of their own imagination , and fancy them to be the voice of fame . A folemn Owl , puffed up with vanity , fate repeating her fcreams at midnight , from the hollow of a blasted ...
... FABLE XII . Echo and the Owl . HE vain hear the flatteries of their own imagination , and fancy them to be the voice of fame . A folemn Owl , puffed up with vanity , fate repeating her fcreams at midnight , from the hollow of a blasted ...
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... FABLE XI . The Boys and the Frogs . " Tis unjust and cruel to raise ourselves mirth at the expence of another's peace and happinefs . FABLE XII : The Lark and her Young - ones , We should rely principally upon our own diligence , in ...
... FABLE XI . The Boys and the Frogs . " Tis unjust and cruel to raise ourselves mirth at the expence of another's peace and happinefs . FABLE XII : The Lark and her Young - ones , We should rely principally upon our own diligence , in ...
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... FABLE XI . The Tortoife and the two Ducks . Curiofity often excites those people to hazardous un- dertakings , whom vanity and indifcretion render totally unfit for them . FABLE XII . The Cat and the old Rat . Repeated inftances of ...
... FABLE XI . The Tortoife and the two Ducks . Curiofity often excites those people to hazardous un- dertakings , whom vanity and indifcretion render totally unfit for them . FABLE XII . The Cat and the old Rat . Repeated inftances of ...
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... FABLE X. The Bear . Religious opinions are by no means the proper objects . of ridicule . FABLE XI The Stork and the Crow . We should never place the effence of religion in the • mere obfervance of rites and ceremonies . FABLE XII ...
... FABLE X. The Bear . Religious opinions are by no means the proper objects . of ridicule . FABLE XI The Stork and the Crow . We should never place the effence of religion in the • mere obfervance of rites and ceremonies . FABLE XII ...
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