The Fables of La FontaineG. Bell and Sons, 1888 - 356 pages |
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Page ix
... wise , he suddenly withdrew . It seems , in spite of all his snarling , And hers , that Tray was still her darling . THE GOLDEN PITCHER . A FATHER once , whose sons were two , For each a gift had much ado . At last upon this course he ...
... wise , he suddenly withdrew . It seems , in spite of all his snarling , And hers , that Tray was still her darling . THE GOLDEN PITCHER . A FATHER once , whose sons were two , For each a gift had much ado . At last upon this course he ...
Page xi
... cost . So when his majesty retired , Few worthy beasts his seat desired . Especially now stood aloof The wise of head , the swift of hoof , The beasts whose breasts were battle - proof . It PREFACE TO THE PRESENT EDITION . xi.
... cost . So when his majesty retired , Few worthy beasts his seat desired . Especially now stood aloof The wise of head , the swift of hoof , The beasts whose breasts were battle - proof . It PREFACE TO THE PRESENT EDITION . xi.
Page xxvii
... wise in them to busy themselves as mere translators . Every one who is born with propensities to love and wonder too strong and deep to be worn off by repetition or continuance , - in other words , who is born to be always young , -is ...
... wise in them to busy themselves as mere translators . Every one who is born with propensities to love and wonder too strong and deep to be worn off by repetition or continuance , - in other words , who is born to be always young , -is ...
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... and stretch his tail were wise ; A creature he of huge , misshapen size . One of Æsop's : Phædrus also gives it , Book IV . 10 . The elephant , though famed as beast judicious , While BOOK I. ] 7 LA FONTAINE . VII.—THE WALLET.1 ...
... and stretch his tail were wise ; A creature he of huge , misshapen size . One of Æsop's : Phædrus also gives it , Book IV . 10 . The elephant , though famed as beast judicious , While BOOK I. ] 7 LA FONTAINE . VII.—THE WALLET.1 ...
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... WISE Counsel is not always wise , As this my tale exemplifies . A boy , that frolick'd on the banks of Seine , Fell in , and would have found a watery grave , Had not that hand that planteth ne'er in vain A willow planted there , his ...
... WISE Counsel is not always wise , As this my tale exemplifies . A boy , that frolick'd on the banks of Seine , Fell in , and would have found a watery grave , Had not that hand that planteth ne'er in vain A willow planted there , his ...
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