The Fables of La FontaineG. Bell and Sons, 1888 - 356 pages |
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Jean de La Fontaine J. W. M. Gibbs. BOHN'S STANDARD LIBRARY . THE FABLES OF LA FONTAINE , THE FABLES OF LA FONTAINE TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH BY.
Jean de La Fontaine J. W. M. Gibbs. BOHN'S STANDARD LIBRARY . THE FABLES OF LA FONTAINE , THE FABLES OF LA FONTAINE TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH BY.
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Jean de La Fontaine J. W. M. Gibbs. THE FABLES OF LA FONTAINE TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH BY ELIZUR WRIGHT . A NEW Edition , WITH NOTES BY J. W. M. GIBBS . LONDON : GEORGE BELL AND SONS , YORK STREET , COVENT GARDEN . 1888 . CHISWICK PRESS : ...
Jean de La Fontaine J. W. M. Gibbs. THE FABLES OF LA FONTAINE TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH BY ELIZUR WRIGHT . A NEW Edition , WITH NOTES BY J. W. M. GIBBS . LONDON : GEORGE BELL AND SONS , YORK STREET , COVENT GARDEN . 1888 . CHISWICK PRESS : ...
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... translations into English of the complete Fables of the chief among modern fabulists are almost as few in number as they were then . Mr. George Ticknor ( the author of the " History of Spanish Literature , " & c . ) , in praising Mr ...
... translations into English of the complete Fables of the chief among modern fabulists are almost as few in number as they were then . Mr. George Ticknor ( the author of the " History of Spanish Literature , " & c . ) , in praising Mr ...
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... translated from the Sanscrit into the ancient language of his country , in the sixth century of the Christian era , sending an embassy into Hindostan expressly for that purpose . Of the Persian book a translation was made in the time of ...
... translated from the Sanscrit into the ancient language of his country , in the sixth century of the Christian era , sending an embassy into Hindostan expressly for that purpose . Of the Persian book a translation was made in the time of ...
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... Translations and imitations in the European tongues were speedily multiplied . The " Romance of the Fox , " the work ... translating from an English collection , which does not now appear to be extant . Her work is entitled the Ysopet ...
... Translations and imitations in the European tongues were speedily multiplied . The " Romance of the Fox , " the work ... translating from an English collection , which does not now appear to be extant . Her work is entitled the Ysopet ...
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