The Fables of La FontaineG. Bell and Sons, 1888 - 356 pages |
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... wood glen A band of robber men Rush'd forth upon the twain . Well with the silver pleased , They by the bridle seized The treasure - mule so vain . Poor mule in struggling to repel His ruthless foes , he fell Stabb'd through ; and with ...
... wood glen A band of robber men Rush'd forth upon the twain . Well with the silver pleased , They by the bridle seized The treasure - mule so vain . Poor mule in struggling to repel His ruthless foes , he fell Stabb'd through ; and with ...
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... woods , advised by me . For all your fellows here , I see , Are shabby wretches , lean and gaunt , Belike to die of haggard want . With such a pack , of course it follows , One fights for every bit he swallows . Come , then , with me ...
... woods , advised by me . For all your fellows here , I see , Are shabby wretches , lean and gaunt , Belike to die of haggard want . With such a pack , of course it follows , One fights for every bit he swallows . Come , then , with me ...
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... wood , And there , without a jury , Judged , slew , and ate her in his fury . XI . THE MAN AND HIS IMAGE.1 TO M. THE DUKE DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD . A MAN , who had no rivals in the love Which to himself he bore , Esteem'd his own dear ...
... wood , And there , without a jury , Judged , slew , and ate her in his fury . XI . THE MAN AND HIS IMAGE.1 TO M. THE DUKE DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD . A MAN , who had no rivals in the love Which to himself he bore , Esteem'd his own dear ...
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... Wood - chopper , with his fagot load , Whom weight of years , as well as load , oppress'd , Sore groaning in his smoky hut to rest , Trudged wearily along his homeward road . At last his wood upon the ground he throws , And sits him ...
... Wood - chopper , with his fagot load , Whom weight of years , as well as load , oppress'd , Sore groaning in his smoky hut to rest , Trudged wearily along his homeward road . At last his wood upon the ground he throws , And sits him ...
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... wood , Of lofty size before their city stood , Whose flanks immense the sage Ulysses hold , Brave Diomed , and Ajax ... wooden horse , With squadrons in it at their ease , Is even harder to endorse Than Renard cheating Raven of his ...
... wood , Of lofty size before their city stood , Whose flanks immense the sage Ulysses hold , Brave Diomed , and Ajax ... wooden horse , With squadrons in it at their ease , Is even harder to endorse Than Renard cheating Raven of his ...
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