The Fables of La FontaineG. Bell and Sons, 1888 - 356 pages |
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Page xviii
... ancient poets graced their productions with apologues . Hesiod's fable of the Hawk and the Nightingale is an in- stance . The fable or parable was anciently , as it is even now , a favourite weapon of the most successful orators . When ...
... ancient poets graced their productions with apologues . Hesiod's fable of the Hawk and the Nightingale is an in- stance . The fable or parable was anciently , as it is even now , a favourite weapon of the most successful orators . When ...
Page xxi
... ancient collections of fables , which differ from those which we have already mentioned , in having a principle of connection throughout . They are , in fact , extended romances , or dramas , in which all sorts of creatures are ...
... ancient collections of fables , which differ from those which we have already mentioned , in having a principle of connection throughout . They are , in fact , extended romances , or dramas , in which all sorts of creatures are ...
Page xxiii
... 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 the Calif Mansour , in the eighth cen ...
... 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 the Calif Mansour , in the eighth cen ...
Page xxiv
... ancient . In the next century , Abstemius wrote two hundred fables in Latin prose , partly of modern , but chiefly of ancient invention . At this time , the vulgar languages had undergone so great changes , that works in them of two or ...
... ancient . In the next century , Abstemius wrote two hundred fables in Latin prose , partly of modern , but chiefly of ancient invention . At this time , the vulgar languages had undergone so great changes , that works in them of two or ...
Page xxxi
... ancient literature , and advised him to make himself familiar with Horace , Homer , Virgil , Terence , and Quinctilian . He accepted this counsel . M. de Maucroix , another of his friends , who cultivated poetry with success , also ...
... ancient literature , and advised him to make himself familiar with Horace , Homer , Virgil , Terence , and Quinctilian . He accepted this counsel . M. de Maucroix , another of his friends , who cultivated poetry with success , also ...
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