The Fables of La FontaineG. Bell and Sons, 1888 - 356 pages |
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... sheep , took away that of the poor man who had but one . When Joash , the king of Israel , would rebuke the vanity of Amaziah , the king of Judah , he referred him to the fable of the Thistle and the Cedar . Our blessed Saviour , the ...
... sheep , took away that of the poor man who had but one . When Joash , the king of Israel , would rebuke the vanity of Amaziah , the king of Judah , he referred him to the fable of the Thistle and the Cedar . Our blessed Saviour , the ...
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... SHEEP , IN COMPANY WITH THE LION.1 THE heifer , the goat , and their sister the sheep , Compacted their earnings in common to keep , ' Tis said , in time past , with a lion , who sway'd Full lordship o'er neighbours , of whatever grade ...
... SHEEP , IN COMPANY WITH THE LION.1 THE heifer , the goat , and their sister the sheep , Compacted their earnings in common to keep , ' Tis said , in time past , with a lion , who sway'd Full lordship o'er neighbours , of whatever grade ...
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... sheep to kill , When , spying on the streamlet's brink This sheep of tender age , He howl'd in tones of rage , ' How dare you roil my drink ? Your impudence I shall chastise ! ' ' Let not your majesty , ' the lamb replies , ' Decide in ...
... sheep to kill , When , spying on the streamlet's brink This sheep of tender age , He howl'd in tones of rage , ' How dare you roil my drink ? Your impudence I shall chastise ! ' ' Let not your majesty , ' the lamb replies , ' Decide in ...
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... Sheep , men , and dogs of every nation , Are wont to stab my reputation , As I have truly heard . ' Without another word , He made his vengeance good , — Bore off the lambkin to the wood , And there , without a jury , Judged , slew ...
... Sheep , men , and dogs of every nation , Are wont to stab my reputation , As I have truly heard . ' Without another word , He made his vengeance good , — Bore off the lambkin to the wood , And there , without a jury , Judged , slew ...
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... sheep and dog , would know her grief . Thyrsis , who knows , among the willows slips , And hears the gentle shepherdess's lips Beseech the kind and gentle zephyr To bear these accents to her lover ' Stop ! ' says my censor : ... his ...
... sheep and dog , would know her grief . Thyrsis , who knows , among the willows slips , And hears the gentle shepherdess's lips Beseech the kind and gentle zephyr To bear these accents to her lover ' Stop ! ' says my censor : ... his ...
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