The Fables of La FontaineG. Bell and Sons, 1888 - 356 pages |
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Page ix
... face , perhaps . A neighbour dog once chanced to call Just at the outset of their brawl , And , thinking Tray was cross and cruel , To snarl so sharp at Mrs. Mew - well , Growl'd rather roughly in his ear . And who are you to interfere ...
... face , perhaps . A neighbour dog once chanced to call Just at the outset of their brawl , And , thinking Tray was cross and cruel , To snarl so sharp at Mrs. Mew - well , Growl'd rather roughly in his ear . And who are you to interfere ...
Page x
... faces peering up , As if themselves might seek the cup . ' Ha ! ' said the elder , with a laugh , ' We need not share it by the half . The mystery is clear to me ; That richer gift to all is free . Be only as that water true , And then ...
... faces peering up , As if themselves might seek the cup . ' Ha ! ' said the elder , with a laugh , ' We need not share it by the half . The mystery is clear to me ; That richer gift to all is free . Be only as that water true , And then ...
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... faces I'm lower down , full twenty paces . ' 6 ' You roil it , ' said the wolf ; and , more , I know You cursed and slander'd me a year ago . ' " O no ! how could I such a thing have done ! A lamb that has not seen a year , A suckling ...
... faces I'm lower down , full twenty paces . ' 6 ' You roil it , ' said the wolf ; and , more , I know You cursed and slander'd me a year ago . ' " O no ! how could I such a thing have done ! A lamb that has not seen a year , A suckling ...
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... face reflected shone . What could our dear Narcissus do ? From haunts of men he now withdrew , On purpose that his precious shape From every mirror might escape . But in his forest glen alone , Apart from human trace , A watercourse ...
... face reflected shone . What could our dear Narcissus do ? From haunts of men he now withdrew , On purpose that his precious shape From every mirror might escape . But in his forest glen alone , Apart from human trace , A watercourse ...
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... face . La Fontaine defends his art as a writer of fables also in Book III . ( Fable I. ) ; Book V. ( Fable I. ) ; Book VI . ( Fable I. ) ; Book VII . ( In- troduction ) ; Book VIII . ( Fable IV . ) , and Book IX . ( Fable I ) . " To ...
... face . La Fontaine defends his art as a writer of fables also in Book III . ( Fable I. ) ; Book V. ( Fable I. ) ; Book VI . ( Fable I. ) ; Book VII . ( In- troduction ) ; Book VIII . ( Fable IV . ) , and Book IX . ( Fable I ) . " To ...
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