The Fables of La FontaineG. Bell and Sons, 1888 - 356 pages |
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Page vii
... means relished the task , usually a hateful one , of expurgating his author . Having , however , been urged to the task by " criticisms both friendly and unfriendly " ( as he says ) he did it ; and did it wisely , because sparingly ...
... means relished the task , usually a hateful one , of expurgating his author . Having , however , been urged to the task by " criticisms both friendly and unfriendly " ( as he says ) he did it ; and did it wisely , because sparingly ...
Page xlv
... means of beasts , and exalts trifling subjects to the sublime ; a man unique in his species of composition , always original , whether he invents or translates , —who has gone beyond his models , himself a model hard to imitate . " La ...
... means of beasts , and exalts trifling subjects to the sublime ; a man unique in his species of composition , always original , whether he invents or translates , —who has gone beyond his models , himself a model hard to imitate . " La ...
Page 13
... mean your Maxim Book . 1 Lady's zone . One of La Fontaine's commentators remarks upon this passage that it is no exaggeration of the foppishness of the times in which the poet wrote , and cites the instance that the canons of St. Martin ...
... mean your Maxim Book . 1 Lady's zone . One of La Fontaine's commentators remarks upon this passage that it is no exaggeration of the foppishness of the times in which the poet wrote , and cites the instance that the canons of St. Martin ...
Page 21
... means , the fox's snout ! All arts without avail , With drooping head and tail , As ought a fox a fowl had cheated , The hungry guest at last retreated . Ye knaves , for you is this recital , You'll often meet Dame Stork's requital ...
... means , the fox's snout ! All arts without avail , With drooping head and tail , As ought a fox a fowl had cheated , The hungry guest at last retreated . Ye knaves , for you is this recital , You'll often meet Dame Stork's requital ...
Page 27
... means that only heroes can employ , Had held the allied hosts of Greece at bay , - Their minings , batterings , stormings day by day , Their hundred battles on the crimson plain , Their blood of thousand heroes , all in vain , — When ...
... means that only heroes can employ , Had held the allied hosts of Greece at bay , - Their minings , batterings , stormings day by day , Their hundred battles on the crimson plain , Their blood of thousand heroes , all in vain , — When ...
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