The fables of La Fontaine, tr. [in verse] by E. Wright |
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Adieu Æsop ancient animal apologue appetite Athens town bear beasts Belisarius beneath better bipeds bird blows bore call'd cannon spiked charms Château-Thierry creature cried cursed dame dare dead dear death doth e'en e'er eagle ELIZUR WRIGHT eyes fable fabulist fair fate fear feast fell Fontaine fool frog give gods gold grace haste hath head heart Heaven Hitopadesa honour John Rabbit Jove Jupiter king La Fontaine lion live lord Madame matter mice Molière monkey mortal mouse neighbour never nought o'er once Pray prince race replied royal sage seem'd sheep shepherd Sir Raven sire soon stag Styx sure sweet tale taste Tereus thee thing thou thought took tortoise trick truth turn'd Twas verse vex'd weasel ween wise wolf word wretch
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الصفحة viii - On y parvient, quoi qu'AaNAULn nous en die : La volupté sans cause il a bannie. Veut-on monter sur les célestes tours, Chemin pierreux est grande rêverie, ESCOBAR sait un chemin de velours.
الصفحة viii - J'aime le jeu, l'amour, les livres, la musique, La ville et la campagne, enfin tout ; il n'est rien Qui ne me soit souverain bien. Jusqu'au sombre plaisir d'un cœur mélancolique. Viens donc...
الصفحة ix - Jean s'en alla comme il était venu. Mangea le fonds avec le revenu, Tint les trésors chose peu nécessaire; Quant à son temps, bien sut le dispenser : Deux parts en fit, dont il soulait passer L'une à dormir, et l'autre à ne rien faire.
الصفحة 17 - His threat as good as prophecy Was proved by Mr. Mildandsly ; For, putting on a mealy robe, He squatted in an open tub, And held his purring and his breath; — Out came the vermin to their death. On this occasion, one old stager, A rat as gray as any badger, Who had in battle lost his tail, Abstained from smelling at the meal; And cried, far off, "Ah ! General Cat, I much suspect a heap like that; Your meal is not the thing, perhaps, For one who knows somewhat of traps; Should you a sack of meul...
الصفحة 10 - And please, my brother, don't delay; So much the tidings do concern all, That I must spread them far to-day. Now you and yours can take your walks, Without a fear or thought of hawks; And should you clash with them or others, In us you 'll find the best of brothers; — For which you may, this joyful night, Your merry bonfires light. But, first, let's seal the bliss With one fraternal kiss.
الصفحة vi - Que direz-vous, races futures, Si quelquefois un vrai discours Vous récite les aventures De nos abominables jours? Lirez-vous, sans rougir de honte, Que notre impiété surmonte Les faits les plus audacieux, Et les plus dignes du tonnerre, Qui firent jamais à la terre Sentir la colère des cieux?
الصفحة 8 - Their minds were with the dean's. No better plan, they all believed, Could possibly have been conceived. No doubt the thing would work right well, If any one would hang the bell. But, one by one, said every rat, I'm not so big a fool as that.
الصفحة 8 - I'm not so big a fool as that. The plan, knocked up in this respect, The council closed without effect And many a council I have seen, Or reverend chapter with its dean, That, thus resolving wisely, Fell through like this precisely. To argue or refute Wise counsellors abound ; The man to execute Is harder to be found.
الصفحة 45 - I must confess, (And but for which our gains would be A pretty sight indeed to see,) Is that the days are made so many In which we cannot earn a penny. The sorest ill the poor man feels: They tread upon each other's heels, Those idle days of holy saints! And though the year is shingled o'er, The parson keeps a-finding more ! " With smiles provoked by these complaints, Replied the lordly financier, " I'll give you better cause to sing. These hundred pounds I hand you here Will make you happy as a...
الصفحة 2 - THE WOLF AND THE DOG. A PROWLING wolf, whose shaggy skin (So strict the watch of dogs had been) Hid little but his bones, Once met a mastiff dog astray. A prouder, fatter, sleeker Tray No human mortal owns. Sir Wolf, in famished plight, Would fain have made a ration Upon his fat relation : But then he first must fight; And, well, the dog seemed able To save from wolfish table His carcass snug and tight. So then in civil conversation The wolf expressed his admiration Of Tray's fine case. Said Tray,...