Gems from Fable-land: A Collection of Fables Illustrated by FactsLeavitt & Allen, 1854 - 336 pagina's |
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Gems from Fable Land: A Collection of Fables Illustrated by Facts William Oland Bourne Volledige weergave - 1853 |
Gems from Fable Land: A Collection of Fables Illustrated by Facts William Oland Bourne Volledige weergave - 1853 |
Gems from Fable-Land: A Collection of Fables Illustrated by Facts William Oland Bourne Geen voorbeeld beschikbaar - 2019 |
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Aloise altinas answered asked astonished avarice beauty became birds blessing bobolink brother Bushy Park child Cineas companion cried CROXALL DANIEL DANCER daughter died DoDSLEY ducats emperor eyes FABLE father feel fortune FROGS gave gentleman George Faulkner girl give gold Hampton Wick hand happy head heard heart HIPPOPOTAMUS honest honour hundred ingra inquired JACKAL JACKDAW John Pounds Jove JUPITER kind king knew labour lady length lion's blood lived loaf look lord Lysander master Menzikoff mind miserable MORAL morning mother neighbour never night once Ostiack parents pears pleasure poor possession pounds pray prayer QUAKER RAVEN recollected replied returned reward rich says Senegal servant sing soon Talleyrand TARPEIA tell thee thing thou thought told took tree turned virtue virtues voice walk young
Populaire passages
Pagina 15 - The daily labours of the BEE Awake my soul to industry. Who can observe the careful ANT, And not provide for future want ? My DOG (the trustiest of his kind) With gratitude inflames my mind. I mark his true, his faithful way, And in my service copy TRAY.
Pagina 241 - Tis done. The Dog the parley thus begun: "How can that strong intrepid mind Attack a weak defenceless kind? Those jaws should prey on nobler food, And drink the boar's and lion's blood. Great souls with generous pity melt, Which coward tyrants never felt. How harmless is our fleecy care! Be brave, and let thy mercy spare.
Pagina 16 - Thus ev'ry object of creation Can furnish hints to contemplation ; And, from the most minute and mean, A virtuous mind can morals glean.
Pagina 316 - O'er plains and vales, and mountains go. The morning sees my chase begun, Nor ends it till the setting sun. When (says the Greyhound) I pursue, My game is lost, or caught in view ; Beyond my sight the prey's secure : The Hound is slow, but always sure. And had I his sagacious scent, JOVE ne'er had heard my discontent.
Pagina 280 - A NIGHTINGALE, that all day long Had cheer'd the village with his song, Nor yet at eve his note suspended, Nor yet when eventide was ended, • Began to feel, as well he might. The keen demands of appetite ; When, looking eagerly around, He spied far...
Pagina 84 - Birds ! (the mother cries) This hill delicious fare supplies ; Behold the busy negro race, See millions blacken all the place ! Fear not; like me with freedom eat ; An Ant is most delightful meat. How...
Pagina 207 - For God's sake, come, and live with men: Consider, mice, like men, must die, Both small and great, both you and I: Then spend your life in joy and sport. (This doctrine, friend, I learn'd at court.)" The veriest hermit in the nation May yield, God knows, to strong temptation.
Pagina 14 - I ne'er the paths of learning tried ; Nor have I roamed in foreign parts, To read mankind, their laws, and arts ; For man is practised in disguise, He cheats the most discerning eyes. Who, by that search, shall wiser grow, When we ourselves can never know ? The little knowledge I have gain'd, Was all from simple nature drain'd ; Hence my life's maxims took their rise, Hence grew my settled hate to vice.
Pagina 36 - A boy was once tempted by some of his companions to pluck ripe cherries from a tree which his father had forbidden him to touch.
Pagina 118 - He was always cheerful, and desirous of promoting mirth by a facetious and humorous conversation; he was never soured by calumny and detraction, nor ever thought it necessary to confute them; "for they are sparks," said he, " which if you do not blow them, will go out of themselves.