The Fables of La FontaineG. Bell and Sons, 1888 - 356 pages |
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Page viii
... mind that these original fables were inserted in an edition professedly meant for schools rather than for the general public . THE FLY AND THE GAME . A KNIGHT of powder - horn and shot Once fill'd his bag - as I would not , Unless the ...
... mind that these original fables were inserted in an edition professedly meant for schools rather than for the general public . THE FLY AND THE GAME . A KNIGHT of powder - horn and shot Once fill'd his bag - as I would not , Unless the ...
Page x
... mind ; For both are precious in their kind . To gain the one you'll need a hook ; The other will but cost a look . But O , of this , I pray , beware ! — You who may choose the tempting share , → Too eager fishing for the pitcher May ...
... mind ; For both are precious in their kind . To gain the one you'll need a hook ; The other will but cost a look . But O , of this , I pray , beware ! — You who may choose the tempting share , → Too eager fishing for the pitcher May ...
Page xxiv
... mind in contact with the Indian works which we have already described , in their Arabic dress . Translations and imitations in the European tongues were speedily multiplied . The " Romance of the Fox , " the work of Perrot de Saint ...
... mind in contact with the Indian works which we have already described , in their Arabic dress . Translations and imitations in the European tongues were speedily multiplied . The " Romance of the Fox , " the work of Perrot de Saint ...
Page xxviii
... mind shuts the door , pulls in the latch - string , and is wholly at home . La Fontaine's mind was exceedingly domestic . It was nowhere but at home when , riding from Paris to Château - Thierry , a bundle of papers fell from his saddle ...
... mind shuts the door , pulls in the latch - string , and is wholly at home . La Fontaine's mind was exceedingly domestic . It was nowhere but at home when , riding from Paris to Château - Thierry , a bundle of papers fell from his saddle ...
Page xxix
... mind as well as the superlative folly of duelling . Not long after his marriage , with all his indif- ference to his wife , he was persuaded into a fit of singular jealousy . He was intimate with an ex - captain of dra- goons , by name ...
... mind as well as the superlative folly of duelling . Not long after his marriage , with all his indif- ference to his wife , he was persuaded into a fit of singular jealousy . He was intimate with an ex - captain of dra- goons , by name ...
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