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... Lion and the Moufe Afs and the Lap - dog Swallow and other Birds Old Man and Death Countryman and Snake Wolf and the Lamb Lark and her Young Frog and the Ox Court and Country Moufe Sun and the Wind Wafp and the Bees Wolf and the Crane ...
... Lion and the Moufe Afs and the Lap - dog Swallow and other Birds Old Man and Death Countryman and Snake Wolf and the Lamb Lark and her Young Frog and the Ox Court and Country Moufe Sun and the Wind Wafp and the Bees Wolf and the Crane ...
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... Lion and the Moufe ib . Afs and the Lap - dog 15 ib . Old Man and Death 16 ib . Wolf and the Lamb 37 ib . 18 Swallow and other Birds Countryman and Snake Lark and her Young Frog and the Ox Court and Country Moufe Sun and the Wind Wafp ...
... Lion and the Moufe ib . Afs and the Lap - dog 15 ib . Old Man and Death 16 ib . Wolf and the Lamb 37 ib . 18 Swallow and other Birds Countryman and Snake Lark and her Young Frog and the Ox Court and Country Moufe Sun and the Wind Wafp ...
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... Lion , the Tyger , and the Fox Farmer and the Sons Eagle and the Crow Horfe and the Stag Satyr and the Traveller Mifer and his Treasure Trumpeter Lion and the Gnat Bear and the Bees Snake and the Hedgehog Miller , his Son , and the Afs ...
... Lion , the Tyger , and the Fox Farmer and the Sons Eagle and the Crow Horfe and the Stag Satyr and the Traveller Mifer and his Treasure Trumpeter Lion and the Gnat Bear and the Bees Snake and the Hedgehog Miller , his Son , and the Afs ...
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... - Bag Jupiter and the Herdsman Hare and the Tortoise Horfe and the Afs Prometheus Boy and the Nettle 91 92 * 939 ib 94T 95 ib . 96 97 98 ib . 99 ib .. 100 % Jupiter's Lottery Afs in the Lion's Skin Mushroom and the ( ix ) )
... - Bag Jupiter and the Herdsman Hare and the Tortoise Horfe and the Afs Prometheus Boy and the Nettle 91 92 * 939 ib 94T 95 ib . 96 97 98 ib . 99 ib .. 100 % Jupiter's Lottery Afs in the Lion's Skin Mushroom and the ( ix ) )
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... Lion Page . ΙΟΙ ib . 102 ib . 103 ib . 104 105 ib . 106 107 ib . THE FABLES by Mr GAY . HE Shepherd and the Philofopher Lion , the Tiger , and the Traveller Spaniel and the Cameleon Mother , the Nurfe , and the Fairy Eagle and the ...
... Lion Page . ΙΟΙ ib . 102 ib . 103 ib . 104 105 ib . 106 107 ib . THE FABLES by Mr GAY . HE Shepherd and the Philofopher Lion , the Tiger , and the Traveller Spaniel and the Cameleon Mother , the Nurfe , and the Fairy Eagle and the ...
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Page 135 - THE MAN AND THE FLEA. WHETHER on earth, in air, or main, Sure every thing alive is vain! Does not the hawk all fowls survey, As destined only for his prey ? And do not tyrants, prouder things, Think men were born for slaves to kings? When the crab views the pearly strands, Or Tagus bright with golden sands; Or crawls beside the coral grove, And hears the ocean roll above;
Page 134 - My latter life is rest and peace. I grant, to man we lend our pains, And aid him to correct the plains. But doth not he divide the care, Through all the labours of the year? How many thousand structures rise, To fence us from inclement skies!
Page 135 - Tis thus in friendships ; who depend On many, rarely find a friend. A Hare who, in a civil way, Complied with everything, like Gay, Was known by all the bestial train...
Page 133 - Shall then our nobler jaws submit To foam and champ the galling bit? Shall haughty man my back bestride ? Shall the sharp spur provoke my side ? Forbid it Heavens ! Reject the rein ; Your shame, your infamy, disdain. Let him the lion first control, And still the tiger's famish'd growl.
Page 100 - All cowards should be served like you. See, see, your murd'rer is in view : With purple hands and reeking knife, He strips the skin yet warm with life. Your quarter'd sires, your bleeding dams, The dying bleat of harmless lambs, Call for revenge. O stupid race ! The heart that wants revenge is base.
Page 127 - I'll read my fable. Betwixt her swagging pannier's load A Farmer's "wife to market rode, And, jogging on, with thoughtful care Summ'd up the profits of her ware; When...
Page 113 - Great fouls with generous pity melt, Which coward tyrants never felt. How harmlefs is our fleecy care ! Be brave, and let thy. mercy fpare.
Page 180 - Then let the charge be juftly laid ; That idle boy neglects his trade, And hardly once in twenty years, A couple to your temple bears. The wretches, whom your office blends, Silenus now, or Plutus fends ; Hence care, and bitternefs, and ftrife, Are common to the nuptial life. Believe me ; more than all mankind...
Page 65 - THE BOY AND THE BUTTERFLY. A BOY, greatly smitten with the colours of a butterfly, pursued it from flower to flower with indefatigable pains. First he aimed to surprise it among the leaves of a rose ; then to cover it with his hat, as it was feeding on a daisy...
Page 124 - Where, sir, is all this dainty cheer? Nor turkey, goose, nor hen, is here. These are the phantoms of your brain, And your sons lick their lips in vain.