The Fables of La FontaineG. Bell and Sons, 1888 - 356 pages |
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... dead , he said to himself , ' What a noble provision is here made for me ! ' " As the pains of men assail them unexpectedly , so their pleasures come in the same manner ; a divine power strongly operates in both . " Be it so ; the flesh ...
... dead , he said to himself , ' What a noble provision is here made for me ! ' " As the pains of men assail them unexpectedly , so their pleasures come in the same manner ; a divine power strongly operates in both . " Be it so ; the flesh ...
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... dead ! 1 This fable and " The Animals Sick of the Plague " ( Fable I. , Book VII . ) , are generally deemed La Fontaine's two best fables . " The Oak and the Reed " is held to be the perfection of classical fable , while " The Animals ...
... dead ! 1 This fable and " The Animals Sick of the Plague " ( Fable I. , Book VII . ) , are generally deemed La Fontaine's two best fables . " The Oak and the Reed " is held to be the perfection of classical fable , while " The Animals ...
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... the public voice Applauded both the judgment and the choice . But Esop well was satisfied The learned men had set aside , In judging thus the testament , E The very gist of its intent . ' The dead BOOK II . ] 49 LA FONTAINE .
... the public voice Applauded both the judgment and the choice . But Esop well was satisfied The learned men had set aside , In judging thus the testament , E The very gist of its intent . ' The dead BOOK II . ] 49 LA FONTAINE .
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... dead , ' quoth he , ' could he but know of it , Would heap reproaches on such Attic wit . What ! men who proudly take their place As sages of the human race , Lack they the simple skill To settle such a will ? ' This said , he undertook ...
... dead , ' quoth he , ' could he but know of it , Would heap reproaches on such Attic wit . What ! men who proudly take their place As sages of the human race , Lack they the simple skill To settle such a will ? ' This said , he undertook ...
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... Dead ? dead ? ' Thereat his spouse , with snaky hair , And robes like those the Furies wear , With voice to fit the realms below , Brought boiling caudle to his bier- For Lucifer the proper cheer ; By which her husband came to know— For ...
... Dead ? dead ? ' Thereat his spouse , with snaky hair , And robes like those the Furies wear , With voice to fit the realms below , Brought boiling caudle to his bier- For Lucifer the proper cheer ; By which her husband came to know— For ...
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