The Fables of La FontaineG. Bell and Sons, 1888 - 356 pages |
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Page xi
... turn ; And then the noble bird That looks undazzled at the sun . But party strife began to run Through burrow , den , and herd . Some beasts proposed the patient ox , And others named the cunning fox . The quarrel came to bites and ...
... turn ; And then the noble bird That looks undazzled at the sun . But party strife began to run Through burrow , den , and herd . Some beasts proposed the patient ox , And others named the cunning fox . The quarrel came to bites and ...
Page xix
... turning the fables of Æsop into verse . Though but a few fragments of his com- position have come down to us , he may , perhaps , be regarded as the father of fable , considered as a distinct art . Induced by his example , many Greek ...
... turning the fables of Æsop into verse . Though but a few fragments of his com- position have come down to us , he may , perhaps , be regarded as the father of fable , considered as a distinct art . Induced by his example , many Greek ...
Page xxxix
... turn thy back , The chieftain of th ' infernal war ! To shun thy arrows and thy rack , A velvet road hath ESCOBAR . The verses of La Fontaine did more for his reputation than for his purse . His paternal estate wasted away under his ...
... turn thy back , The chieftain of th ' infernal war ! To shun thy arrows and thy rack , A velvet road hath ESCOBAR . The verses of La Fontaine did more for his reputation than for his purse . His paternal estate wasted away under his ...
Page xlii
... turn out to be misplaced . His second collection of fables , containing five books , La Fontaine published in 1678-9 , with a dedication to Madame de Montespan ; the previous six books were republished at the same time , revised , and ...
... turn out to be misplaced . His second collection of fables , containing five books , La Fontaine published in 1678-9 , with a dedication to Madame de Montespan ; the previous six books were republished at the same time , revised , and ...
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... turning into ice . But less the harm than terror , - The body came no nearer ; Nor could , unless it had been sunder'd , To parts at least a hundred . While musing deeply on this sight , Another dragon came to light , Whose single head ...
... turning into ice . But less the harm than terror , - The body came no nearer ; Nor could , unless it had been sunder'd , To parts at least a hundred . While musing deeply on this sight , Another dragon came to light , Whose single head ...
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Abstemius Æsop ancient animal apologue Avianus bear beasts beneath Bidpaii bird Bohn's Book call'd charms Château-Thierry creature cried dame dare dead death doth e'en edition Elizur Wright English Engravings Esop Essays eyes fable fabulist fate fear fell Fontaine Fontaine's fool French frog give gods grace Greek hath head heart Heaven History Hitopadesa John Rabbit Jove Jupiter king La Fontaine lion lived Louis XIV Madame Madame de Sévigné matter Memoir mice Molière monkey mortal neighbour never Notes nought o'er once Phædrus poet Portrait Pray prince Prose Rabelais race replied royal sage seem'd sheep shepherd Sir Raven sire stag story sweet thee Theocritus thing thou thought took Trans Translated Translator's Preface truth Twas verse vols ween wise wolf wood Woodcuts word
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