tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35910205154072676992024-03-28T03:16:26.704-04:00Aesop's Books: illustrated fables you can read onlineLaura Gibbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04994025992373244815noreply@blogger.comBlogger2334125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591020515407267699.post-10024659044966280762030-05-27T11:35:00.000-04:002017-07-17T11:17:12.474-04:00Welcome to Aesop's Books!Welcome to <b><i>Aesop's Books</i></b>, a blog where you can find illustrated fables in English and learn about full-text Aesop books online. As of July 13 2017, I've posted fables and illustrations from over <b><i>30 books</i></b> in the <b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/search/label/Book%20Library">Book Library</a></b>, and there are now over <b><i>1700 illustrated fables</i></b> in the <b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/search/label/Fable%20Library">Fable Library</a></b>, representing over <b><i>450 different fable types</i></b>. See below for more information about the <b>Books</b> and about the<b> Fable Types</b>. There's also a <b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/frequency-listing.html" target="_blank">Frequency Listing</a></b> so you can see all the fables arranged in order of "popularity" (based on how many versions I have at this site).<br />
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The fables with texts come from the following books which you can browse here at this blog, and I'll be adding new books as the summer progress. Here are my top ten favorites, arranged by year of publication:</div>
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<li><b><i><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/laurentiuss-phaedrus-1667.html">Fables of Phaedrus</a></i></b> from 1667. Since the text here is in Latin, I used an 18th-century English translation of Phaedrus by Christopher Smart to accompany the illustrations.</li>
<li><b><i><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/05/bewicks-select-fables-of-aesop.html">Select Fables of Aesop</a></i></b> with illustrations by Thomas Bewick, published in 1784. This is a wonderful collection of both classical and modern fables, showing how wide the range of "Aesopica" was in the 18th century.</li>
<li><b><i><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/search/label/book%3A%201857%20Bennett">Fables of Aesop and Others, Translated into Human Nature</a></i></b> by Charles H. Bennett, published in 1857. The fables in this book are sharply satirical, and the illustrations are remarkable examples of animals-as-humans. I also found a version with colored illustrations!</li>
<li><b><i><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/06/fables-of-la-fontaine-illustrated-by.html">Fables of La Fontaine</a></i></b>, illustrated by Grandville. Of the many illustrations done for La Fontaine, Grandville's are my favorite. I used Elizur Wright's English translation for the text.</li>
<li><b style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/search/label/book%3A%201887%20Crane">The Baby's Own Aesop</a></i></b><span style="text-align: center;">, with limericks by </span><span style="text-align: center;">W. J. Linton</span><span style="text-align: center;"> and illustrations by </span><span style="text-align: center;">Walter Crane</span><span style="text-align: center;">, published in </span><span style="text-align: center;">1887</span><span style="text-align: center;">. Walter Crane was one of the most brilliant book illustrators of the 19th century, and his book belongs among his masterpieces.</span></li>
<li><b style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/search/label/book%3A%201894%20Jacobs">The Fables of Aesop</a></i></b><span style="text-align: center;"> by </span><span style="text-align: center;">Joseph Jacobs</span><span style="text-align: center;"> with illustrations by </span><span style="text-align: center;">Richard Heighway</span><span style="text-align: center;">, published in </span><span style="text-align: center;">1894</span><span style="text-align: center;">. Joseph Jacobs was one of the foremost Aesop scholars of the 19th century.</span></li>
<li><b><i><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/search/label/book%3A%201900%20Billinghurst">A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine</a></i></b> with illustrations by Percy J. Billinghurst, published in 1900. The English text is from Elizur Wright's verse translation of La Fontaine.</li>
<li><b><i><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/search/label/book%3A%201905%20Conde">Aesop's Fables</a></i></b> with illustrations by J. M. Conde, published in 1905; the text is an adaptation of the Townsend translation. I have only included the color illustrations; later on, I need to go back and grab the black-and-white illustrations also.</li>
<li><b><i><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/search/label/book%3A%201909%20Detmold">The Fables of Aesop</a></i></b> illustrated by Edward Julius Detmold and published in 1909. Detmold's illustrations are gorgeous!</li>
<li><b><i><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/search/label/book%3A%201912%20Rackham">Aesop's Fables</a></i></b> by V. S. Vernon Jones, with illustrations by the ever-wonderful Arthur Rackham, published in 1912. You will find both color and black-and-white illustrations here.</li>
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<b>ABOUT THE FABLE TYPES</b><br />
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At the bottom of each fable post you will see an index link, with either a Perry fable number, or a number from my own <i>Mille Fabulae et Una </i>fable collection, or an "Other" number (for fables not in Perry and not in my Latin collection).<br />
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<strong> 137. THE FOX AND THE MASK. </strong> A Fox had stolen into the house of an actor, and in rummaging among his various properties, laid hold of a highly-finished Mask. “A fine-looking head, indeed!” cried he; “what a pity it is that it wants brains!” <br />
<em>A fair outside is but a poor substitute for inward worth.</em> [<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/05/aesops-fables-illustrated-by-tenniel.html" target="blank">more info</a>]</div>
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<br />Laura Gibbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04994025992373244815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591020515407267699.post-45605125440768707052018-01-21T21:13:00.000-05:002018-01-21T21:13:05.526-05:00Aesop's Fables illustrated by Tenniel<b><i>Aesop's Fables</i></b>: A new version, chiefly from original sources, by the Rev. Thomas James, with more than one hundred illustrations designed by John Tenniel. The book was published in 1848.<br />
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online source: <b><a href="https://archive.org/details/sopsfablesnewv00jame">Internet Archive</a></b><br />
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There are also later editions of the fables which combine the Tenniel illustrations with Wolf's illustrations (<a href="https://archive.org/details/aesopsfablesnewv1898jame">as here</a>).<br />
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<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-fox-and-grapes_15.html">001. THE FOX AND THE GRAPES</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-fox-and-goat_15.html">005. THE FOX AND THE GOAT</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-vain-jackdaw_15.html">007. THE VAIN JACKDAW</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-mountain-in-labor_15.html">009. THE MOUNTAIN IN LABOUR</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-old-hound_16.html">011. THE OLD HOUND</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-eagle-and-fox_16.html">016. THE EAGLE AND THE FOX</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-countryman-and-snake_16.html">018. THE COUNTRYMAN AND THE SNAKE</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-man-and-satyr.html">020. THE MAN AND THE SATYR</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-fighting-cocks-and-eagle.html">022. THE FIGHTING-COCKS AND THE EAGLE</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-dog-and-shadow_16.html">024. THE DOG AND THE SHADOW</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/031.html">031. THE LION AND THE MOUSE</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-house-dog-and-wolf_16.html">033. THE HOUSE-DOG AND THE WOLF</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-old-woman-and-wine-jar.html">042. THE OLD WOMAN AND THE WINE-JAR</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-travelers-and-bear_16.html">052. THE TRAVELLERS AND THE BEAR</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-stag-in-ox-stall_16.html">053. THE STAG IN THE OX-STALL</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-ass-and-lap-dog.html">056. THE ASS AND THE LAP-DOG</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-wind-and-sun_16.html">057. THE WIND AND THE SUN</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-lion-in-love_16.html">060. THE LION IN LOVE</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-wolves-and-sheep_29.html" target="_blank">062. THE WOLVES AND THE SHEEP</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-belly-and-members_29.html" target="_blank">064. THE BELLY AND THE MEMBERS</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/hercules-and-wagoner.html" target="_blank">066. HERCULES AND THE WAGGONER</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-fox-without-tail_29.html" target="_blank">068. THE FOX WITHOUT A TAIL</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-hares-and-frogs_29.html" target="_blank">070. THE HARES AND THE FROGS</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-angler-and-little-fish_29.html" target="_blank">072. THE ANGLER AND THE LITTLE FISH</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-husbandman-and-stork_29.html" target="_blank">074. THE HUSBANDMAN AND THE STORK</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-nurse-and-wolf_29.html" target="_blank">078. THE NURSE AND THE WOLF</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-bundle-of-sticks.html" target="_blank">082. THE BUNDLE OF STICKS</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-man-and-lion.html" target="_blank">084. THE MAN AND THE LION</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-horse-and-stag_29.html" target="_blank">086. THE HORSE AND THE STAG</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-mischievous-dog_29.html" target="_blank">088. THE MISCHIEVOUS DOG</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-herdsman-and-lost-bull.html" target="_blank">090. THE HERDSMAN AND THE LOST BULL</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-oak-and-reed_29.html" target="_blank">092. THE OAK AND THE REED</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/mercury-and-woodman_29.html" target="_blank">094. MERCURY AND THE WOODMAN</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-lion-and-other-beasts-hunting.html" target="_blank">097. THE LION AND OTHER BEASTS HUNTING</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-country-maid-and-her-milk-can.html" target="_blank">099. THE COUNTRY MAID AND HER MILK-CAN</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-thief-and-his-mother_29.html" target="_blank">101. THE THIEF AND HIS MOTHER</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-dog-in-manger_29.html" target="_blank">106. THE DOG IN THE MANGER</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-lion-bear-and-fox_29.html" target="_blank">108. THE LION, THE BEAR, AND THE FOX</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-goose-with-golden-eggs_29.html" target="_blank">110. THE GOOSE WITH THE GOLDEN EGGS</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-trumpeter-taken-prisoner_29.html" target="_blank">112. THE TRUMPETER TAKEN PRISONER</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-dog-invited-to-supper_29.html" target="_blank">115. THE DOG INVITED TO SUPPER</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-frogs-asking-for-king_29.html" target="_blank">116. THE FROGS ASKING FOR A KING</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-lark-and-her-young-ones_29.html" target="_blank">118. THE LARK AND HER YOUNG ONES</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-arab-and-camel.html" target="_blank">127. THE ARAB AND THE CAMEL</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-travelers-and-hatchet.html" target="_blank">129. THE TRAVELLERS AND THE HATCHET</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/12/the-blackamoor.html" target="_blank">174. THE BLACKAMOOR</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2018/01/the-fox-and-crow.html" target="_blank">183. THE FOX AND THE CROW</a></b></div>
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198. THE OLD LION</div>
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201. THE WOLF AND THE SHEPHERDS</div>
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202. THE ASTRONOMER</div>
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203. THE MILLER, HIS SON, AND THEIR ASS</div>
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Laura Gibbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04994025992373244815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591020515407267699.post-21997803253589884102018-01-21T21:12:00.000-05:002018-01-21T21:12:10.214-05:00The Old Woman and Her Maids<div style="border: 1px solid #d3d3d3; margin: auto; text-align: left; width: 400px;">
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<strong> 191. THE OLD WOMAN AND HER MAIDS </strong> A thrifty old Widow kept two Servant-Maids, whom she used to call up to their work at cock-crow. The Maids disliked exceedingly this early rising, and determined between themselves to wring off the Cock’s neck, as he was the cause of all their trouble by waking their mistress so early. They had no sooner done this, than the old lady missing her usual alarum, and afraid of oversleeping herself, continually mistook the time of day, and roused them up at midnight. <br /><em>Too much cunning overreaches itself.</em> [<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/05/aesops-fables-illustrated-by-tenniel.html" target="blank">more info</a>]</div>
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<br />Laura Gibbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04994025992373244815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591020515407267699.post-78467087550300552312018-01-13T22:45:00.003-05:002018-01-13T22:45:59.179-05:00The Shepherd and the Sea<div style="border: 1px solid #d3d3d3; margin: auto; text-align: left; width: 400px;">
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<strong> 189. THE SHEPHERD AND THE SEA </strong> A Shepherd moved down his flock to feed near the shore, and beholding the Sea lying in a smooth and breathless calm, he was seized with a strong desire to sail over it. So he sold all his sheep and bought a cargo of Dates, and loaded a vessel, and set sail. He had not gone far when a storm arose; his ship was wrecked, and his Dates and everything lost, and he himself with difficulty escaped to land. Not long after, when the Sea was again calm, and one of his friends came up to him and was admiring its repose, he said, “Have a care, my good fellow, of that smooth surface; it is only looking out for your Dates.” [<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/05/aesops-fables-illustrated-by-tenniel.html" target="blank">more info</a>]</div>
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<br />Laura Gibbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04994025992373244815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591020515407267699.post-20941167939956575022018-01-11T22:17:00.000-05:002018-01-11T22:17:49.006-05:00The Lion and the Bulls<div style="border: 1px solid #d3d3d3; margin: auto; text-align: left; width: 400px;">
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<strong> 187. THE LION AND THE BULLS. </strong> Three Bulls fed in a field together in the greatest peace and amity. A Lion had long watched them in the hope of making prize of them, but found that there was little chance for him so long as they kept all together. He therefore began secretly to spread evil and slanderous reports of one against the other, till he had fomented a jealousy and distrust amongst them. No sooner did the Lion see that they avoided one another, and fed each by himself apart, than he fell upon them singly, and so made an easy prey of them all. <br /><em>The quarrels of friends are the opportunities of foes.</em> [<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/05/aesops-fables-illustrated-by-tenniel.html" target="blank">more info</a>]</div>
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<br />Laura Gibbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04994025992373244815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591020515407267699.post-21095631076346343552018-01-09T22:53:00.003-05:002018-01-09T22:53:58.066-05:00The Ass's Shadow<div style="border: 1px solid #d3d3d3; margin: auto; text-align: left; width: 400px;">
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<strong> 185. THE ASS'S SHADOW </strong> A Youth, one hot summer’s day, hired an Ass to carry him from Athens to Megara. At mid-day the heat of the sun was so scorching, that he dismounted, and would have sat down to repose himself under the shadow of the Ass. But the driver of the Ass disputed the place with him, declaring that he had an equal right to it with the other.<br />“What!” said the Youth; “did I not hire the Ass for the whole journey?”<br />“Yes,” said the other, “you hired the Ass, but not the Ass’s Shadow.”<br />While they were thus wrangling and fighting for the place, the Ass took to his heels and ran away. [<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/05/aesops-fables-illustrated-by-tenniel.html" target="blank">more info</a>]</div>
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<br />Laura Gibbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04994025992373244815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591020515407267699.post-13786736510598738182018-01-07T19:34:00.002-05:002018-01-07T19:34:59.611-05:00The Fox and the Crow<div style="border: 1px solid #d3d3d3; margin: auto; text-align: left; width: 400px;">
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<strong> 183. THE FOX AND THE CROW </strong> A Crow had snatched a goodly piece of cheese out of a window and flew with it into a high tree intent on enjoying her prize. A Fox spied the dainty morsel and thus he planned his approaches. "O Crow," said he, "how beautiful are thy wings! How bright thine eye! How graceful thy neck! Thy breast is the breast of an eagle! Thy claws, I beg pardon, thy talons are a match for all the beasts of the field! O that such a bird should be dumb and want only a voice!"<br />The Crow pleased with the flattery and chuckling to think how she would surprise the Fox with her caw opened her mouth; down dropped the cheese which the Fox snapping up, observed, as he walked away, that whatever he had remarked of her beauty, he had said nothing yet of her brains. <br /><em>Men seldom flatter without some private end in view; and they who listen to such music may expect to have to pay the piper.</em> [<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/05/aesops-fables-illustrated-by-tenniel.html" target="blank">more info</a>]</div>
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<br />Laura Gibbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04994025992373244815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591020515407267699.post-74846187685561740092018-01-06T16:24:00.003-05:002018-01-06T16:24:46.236-05:00The Vine and the Goat<div style="border: 1px solid #d3d3d3; margin: auto; text-align: left; width: 400px;">
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<strong> 180. THE VINE AND THE GOAT </strong> There was a Vine teeming with ripe fruit and tender shoots, when a wanton Goat came up and gnawed the bark, and browsed upon the young leaves. “I will revenge myself on you,” said the Vine, “for this insult; for when in a few days you are brought as a victim to the altar, the juice of my grapes shall be the dew of death upon thy forehead.” <br /><em>Retribution, though late, comes at last.</em> [<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/05/aesops-fables-illustrated-by-tenniel.html" target="blank">more info</a>]</div>
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<br />Laura Gibbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04994025992373244815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591020515407267699.post-56024616434692402017-12-30T16:37:00.002-05:002023-05-22T18:00:25.849-04:00Aesop's Fables illustrated by Francis Barlow<b><i>Aesop's Fables, with his life : in English, French and Latin</i></b>. Newly translated. Illustrated with one hundred and twelve sculptures. To this edition are likewise added, thirty one new figures representing his life, by Francis Barlow. This book was published in 1687. You can <b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/search/label/book%3A%201687%20Barlow">use this link</a></b> to browse posts from this book, and you will find the table of contents below.<br />
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<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-cock-and-precious-stone.html">001. COCK AND PRECIOUS STONE</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-wolf-and-lamb.html">002. WOLF AND LAMB</a> <br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-lion-and-four-bulls.html">003. LYON AND FOUR BULLS</a> <br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-fox-and-frog.html">004. FOX AND FROG</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-ass-eating-thistles.html" target="_blank">005. ASS EATING THISTLES</a> <br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-larks-nest-in-corn.html">006. THE LARK'S NEST IN THE CORN</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-fox-and-cock-in-tree.html" target="_blank">007. THE FOX AND COCK IN A TREE</a> <br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-fox-in-well_20.html">008. FOX IN THE WELL</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-wolves-and-sheep.html" target="_blank">009. WOLVES AND SHEEP</a> <br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-eagles-nest.html">010. THE EAGLE'S NEST</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-wolf-in-sheeps-clothing_29.html" target="_blank">011. THE WOLF IN SHEEPS CLOTHING</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-ring-dove-and-fowler.html" target="_blank">012. RINGDOVE AND FOWLER</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-sow-and-her-pigs.html" target="_blank">013. SOW AND HER PIGS</a> <br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-horse-and-ass_29.html" target="_blank">014. THE HORSE AND ASS</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-wolf-and-goat.html">015. THE WOLF AND GOAT.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-kite-and-pigeons_29.html" target="_blank">016. THE KITE AND THE PIGEONS</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-city-mouse-and-country-mouse.html">017. THE CITY MOUSE AND COUNTRY MOUSE.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-swallow-and-other-birds_20.html">018. THE SWALLOW AND OTHER BIRDS.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-hunted-beaver.html" target="_blank">019. HUNTED BEAVER</a> <br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-fox-and-cat.html">020. THE FOX AND THE CAT.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-cat-and-mice.html">021. THE CAT AND MICE.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-lion-and-other-beasts.html">022. THE LYON AND OTHER BEASTS.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-lion-and-mouse.html">023. THE LION AND MOUSE.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-lion-and-mouse_3.html">024. THE LION AND MOUSE.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-dog-with-clog.html">025. THE DOG WITH A CLOG.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-ox-and-toad.html">026. THE OXE AND TOAD.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/05/the-lion-and-fox.html">027. THE LION AND FOX.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-ape-and-fox.html" target="_blank">028. APE AND FOX</a> <br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-dog-and-ox.html">029. THE DOG AND OX.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-birds-and-beasts.html">030. THE BIRDS AND BEASTS.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-tiger-and-fox.html" target="_blank">031. THE TYGRE AND FOX.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-lioness-and-fox.html">032. THE LIONESS AND FOX.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/05/the-oak-and-reed_30.html">033. THE OAK AND REED</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/05/the-wind-and-sun_30.html">034. THE WIND AND SUN.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-kite-frog-and-mouse.html">035. THE KITE, FROG, AND MOUSE.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/05/jupiter-and-frogs.html">036. JUPITER AND THE FROGS.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-old-woman-and-her-maids.html">037. THE OLD WOMAN AND HER MAIDS.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-lyon-and-bear.html">038. THE LYON AND BEAR.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-crow-and-pot.html">039. THE CROW AND POT.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-porcupines-and-adders.html">040. THE PORCUPINES AND ADDERS.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/05/the-hares-and-storm.html">041. THE HARES AND STORM.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-fox-and-wolf.html" target="_blank">042. FOX AND WOLF</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-dog-and-sheep_29.html" target="_blank">043. THE DOG AND SHEEP.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-crane-and-peacock.html">044. THE CRANE AND PEACOCK.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/05/the-viper-and-file.html">045. THE VIPER AND FILE.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-lion-ass-and-cock.html">046. THE LYON, ASS, AND COCK.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-jay-and-peacock.html">047. THE JAY AND PEACOCK.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-ant-and-fly_29.html" target="_blank">048. THE ANT AND FLY.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-ant-and-grasshopper.html">049. THE ANT AND GRASSHOPPER.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-countryman-and-snake.html">050. THE COUNTRYMAN AND SNAKE.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/05/the-sick-lyon.html">051. THE SICK LYON.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-wanton-calf.html" target="_blank">052. WANTON CALF</a> <br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-clown-and-cart.html">053. THE CLOWN AND CART.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-belly-and-members_20.html">054. THE BELLY AND MEMBERS.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-horse-and-lion.html">055. THE HORSE AND LION.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-stork-and-geese.html">056. THE STORK AND GEESE.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-cat-and-cock_20.html">057. THE CAT AND COCK.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/05/the-leopard-and-fox.html">058. THE LEOPARD AND FOX.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-shepherds-boy.html">059. THE SHEPHERDS BOY.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/05/the-goat-in-well.html">060. THE GOAT IN THE WELL.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/06/cupid-and-death.html">061. CUPID AND DEATH.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-old-man-and-his-sons_20.html">062. THE OLD MAN AND HIS SONS.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-old-deer-and-fawn.html" target="_blank">063. OLD DEER AND FAWN</a> (AB)<br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-old-hound_29.html" target="_blank">064. THE OLD HOUND.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/jupiter-and-camel.html" target="_blank">065. JUPITER AND CAMEL</a> <br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/05/the-tailless-fox.html">066. THE TAILLESS FOX.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/05/the-fox-and-crow_36.html">067. THE FOX AND CROW.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-dove-and-hawk.html">068. OF THE DOVE AND HAWK.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-nurse-and-wolf.html">069. THE NURSE AND WOLF.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-tortoise-and-hare.html">070. THE TORTOISE AND HARE.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-young-man-and-his-cat.html">071. THE YOUNG MAN AND HIS CAT.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-ass-in-lions-skin.html">072. THE ASS IN A LION'S SKIN.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-birth-of-mountains.html">073. THE BIRTH OF THE MOUNTAINS.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/05/the-satyre-and-clown.html">074. THE SATYRE AND CLOWN.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-young-kite-and-his-mother.html">075. THE YOUNG KITE AND HIS MOTHER.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-nightingale-and-hawk.html" target="_blank">076. NIGHTINGALE AND HAWK</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-peacock-and-nightingale.html">077. THE PEACOCK AND NIGHTINGALE.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/05/the-angler-and-little-fish.html">078. THE ANGLER AND LITTLE FISH.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-geese-in-corn.html">079. THE GEESE IN THE CORN.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/05/the-dog-and-piece-and-flesh.html">080. THE DOG AND PIECE OF FLESH.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/05/the-ass-and-little-dog.html">081. THE ASS AND LITTLE DOG.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-wolf-and-crane.html">082. THE WOLF AND CRANE.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/covetous-and-envious.html" target="_blank">083. THE COVETOUS AND ENVIOUS MAN.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-two-pots.html">084. TWO POTS</a> <br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-fox-and-stork.html">085. THE FOX AND STORK.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-bear-and-bee-hives.html">086. BEAR AND BEE-HIVES</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/05/the-bear-and-two-travellers.html">087. THE BEAR AND TWO TRAVELLERS.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-captive-trumpeter.html" target="_blank">088. THE CAPTIVE TRUMPETER.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-fighting-cocks-and-partridge.html" target="_blank">089. FIGHTING COCKS AND PARTRIDGE</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-fowler-and-partridge.html" target="_blank">090. FOWLER AND PARTRIDGE</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/05/the-eagle-and-crow.html">091. THE EAGLE AND CROW.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-lion-ass-and-fox.html">092. THE LION, ASS, AND FOX.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/05/the-fox-and-grapes_30.html">093. THE FOX AND GRAPES.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-horse-and-hart.html">094. THE HORSE AND HART.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-young-man-and-swallow.html">095. THE YOUNG MAN AND SWALLOW.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/05/the-man-and-his-goose.html">096. THE MAN AND HIS GOOSE.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-wolf-and-dog.html">097. THE WOLF AND DOG.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-wood-and-clown.html">098. WOOD AND CLOWN</a> <br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-old-lion_29.html" target="_blank">099. THE OLD LION.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-horse-and-loaded-ass.html">100. HORSE AND LOADED ASS</a> <br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-old-man-and-death_20.html">101. THE OLD MAN AND DEATH.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-boar-and-ass_8.html" target="_blank">102. BOAR AND ASS</a> <br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-dolphin-and-tuna.html" target="_blank">103. DOLPHIN AND TUNIS</a> <br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-peacock-and-magpie.html" target="_blank">104. PEACOCK AND PIE</a> <br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-forester-and-lion.html">105. THE FORRESTER AND LION.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/05/the-stag-looking-into-water_30.html">106. THE STAG LOOKING INTO THE WATER.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-stag-in-ox-stall_29.html" target="_blank">107. THE STAG IN THE OX-STALL.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-dove-and-pismire.html">108. THE DOVE AND PISMIRE.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-lion-in-love_20.html">109. THE LION IN LOVE.</a><br />
<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-tortoise-and-eagle_20.html">110. THE TORTOISE AND THE EAGLE.</a><br />
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Laura Gibbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04994025992373244815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591020515407267699.post-52120151776513981572017-12-30T16:37:00.000-05:002018-01-25T10:37:01.911-05:00The Horse and the Ass<div style="border: 1px solid #d3d3d3; margin: auto; text-align: left; width: 400px;">
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<strong> 014. THE HORSE AND ASS. </strong> <br />A Horse, whom guilded Equipage made gay<br />Commands a Drudging Ass to yield the way,<br />But when diseasd, and to a Cart condemn'd,<br />The Ass lookt big, and his owne form esteem'd.<br /><em>Morall</em><br />The great are often lost in stormes of State,<br />While the poore Cottager despises fate.<br /> [<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/05/aesops-fables-illustrated-by-francis.html" target="blank">more info</a>]</div>
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<br />Laura Gibbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04994025992373244815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591020515407267699.post-10797147283625200082017-12-28T18:21:00.000-05:002017-12-28T18:21:32.593-05:00Picture Fables in Verse <b><i>Picture Fables in Verse </i></b>published by T. Nelson in 1856. No information about the poet or the illustrator is provided.<br />
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The book has a really lovely design with the morals of the stories in a border around the page, so be sure to check out the online version; you will find the table of contents below.<br />
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online source: <b><a href="http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00002977/00001">University of Florida Digital Collections</a></b><br />
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<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/08/the-jackdaw-and-pigeons.html" target="_blank">01. THE JACKDAW AND THE PIGEONS.</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/08/the-fowler-and-blackbird.html" target="_blank">02. THE FOWLER AND THE BLACKBIRD.</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/08/the-wolves-and-sick-ass.html" target="_blank">03. THE WOLVES AND THE SICK ASS.</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/08/the-old-man-and-death.html" target="_blank">04. THE OLD MAN AND DEATH.</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/11/the-one-eyed-doe.html">05. THE ONE-EYED DOE.</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/11/the-donkey-lion-and-rooster.html">06. THE ASS, THE LION, AND THE COCK</a></b>.<br />
<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/11/the-fox-and-bramble.html">07. THE FOX AND THE BRAMBLE.</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/11/cranes-geese-and-stork.html">08. THE HUSBANDMAN AND THE STORK.</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/12/the-thief-and-dog.html">09. THE THIEF AND THE DOG.</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/12/the-man-bit-by-dog.html">10. THE MAN BIT BY A DOG.</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/12/the-fox-in-well.html" target="_blank">11. THE FOX IN THE WELL.</a></b><br />
12. THE ASS AND THE LION'S SKIN.<br />
13. HERCULES AND THE CARTER.<br />
14. THE TWO CRABS.<br />
15. THE PEACOCK AND THE CRANE.<br />
16. THE FOWLER AND THE RINGDOVE.<br />
17. THE WOLF AND THE CRANE.<br />
18. THE WIND, THE SUN, AND THE TRAVELER.<br />
19. THE HORSE AND THE LOADED ASS.<br />
20. THE ANGLER AND THE LITTLE FISH.<br />
21. THE OLD MAN AND HIS SONS.<br />
22. THE JACKDAW AND THE SHEEP.<br />
<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/08/the-two-pots.html" target="_blank">23. THE TWO POTS.</a></b><br />
24. THE OAK AND THE REED.<br />
<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/08/the-lion-and-mouse_28.html" target="_blank">25. THE LION AND THE MOUSE.</a></b><br />
26. THE ASS EATING THISTLES.<br />
27. THE GARDENER AND HIS DOG.<br />
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<br />Laura Gibbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04994025992373244815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591020515407267699.post-82538319275739251472017-12-28T18:20:00.001-05:002017-12-28T18:20:47.115-05:00The Fox in the Well <div style="border: 1px solid #d3d3d3; margin: auto; text-align: left; width: 400px;">
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<strong> 11. THE FOX IN THE WELL. </strong> <br />
A Fox, while struggling in a well,<br />
Down which by accident he fell,<br />
Begged of a Wolf, who saw his scrape,<br />
To come and help him to escape.<br />
"Poor Reynard!" thus began his friend,<br />
"Gladly would I assistance lend,"<br />
And phrased away in strain provoking,<br />
While Reynard in the well was choking.<br />
"Nay, prithee, friend," exclaimed the Fox,<br />
"Your pity my misfortune mocks;<br />
Not words, but deeds, can mend the matter<br />
When one's up to the chin in water."<br />
<em>A friend in need is a friend indeed. Pity without aid mocks the unfortunate.</em><br />
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Laura Gibbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04994025992373244815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591020515407267699.post-14704842262737042762017-12-25T00:22:00.001-05:002020-06-10T17:29:56.690-04:00The Man and His Two Wives<div style="border: 1px solid #d3d3d3; margin: auto; text-align: left; width: 400px;">
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<strong> 179. THE MAN AND HIS TWO WIVES </strong> In days when a man was allowed more wives than one, a middle-aged bachelor, who could be called neither young nor old, and whose hair was only just beginning to turn grey, must needs fall in love with two women at once, and marry them both. The one was young and blooming, and wished her husband to appear as youthful as herself; the other was somewhat more advanced in age, and was as anxious that her husband should appear a suitable match for her.<br />
So, while the young one seized every opportunity of pulling out the good man’s grey hairs, the old one was as industrious in plucking out every black hair she could find. For a while the man was highly gratified by their attention and devotion, till he found one morning that, between the one and the other, he had not a hair left. <br />
<em>He that submits his principles to the influence and caprices of opposite parties, will end in having no principles at all.</em> [<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/05/aesops-fables-illustrated-by-tenniel.html" target="blank">more info</a>]</div>
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<br />Laura Gibbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04994025992373244815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591020515407267699.post-22928230336768377382017-12-23T00:31:00.001-05:002017-12-23T00:31:08.323-05:00The Leopard and the Fox<div style="border: 1px solid #d3d3d3; margin: auto; text-align: left; width: 400px;">
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<strong> 176. THE LEOPARD AND THE FOX </strong> A Leopard and a Fox had a contest which was the finer creature of the two. The Leopard put forward the beauty of its numberless spots; but the Fox replied, “It is better to have a versatile mind than a variegated body.” [<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/05/aesops-fables-illustrated-by-tenniel.html" target="blank">more info</a>]</div>
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<br />Laura Gibbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04994025992373244815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591020515407267699.post-15476593933159274422017-12-22T21:36:00.001-05:002017-12-22T21:36:08.702-05:00An Old Lion<strong>014. An Old Lion</strong>. A Lion that in the Days of his Youth and Strength, had been very Outragious and Cruel, came in the end to be Reduced by Old Age, and Infirmity, to the last Degree of Misery, and Contempt: Insomuch that All the Beasts of the Forrest; some out of Insolence, others in Revenge, some in fine, upon One Pretence, some Upon Another, fell upon him by Consent. He was a Miserable Creature to all Intents and Purposes; but Nothing went so near to the Heart of him in his Distress, as to find himself Batter'd by the Heel of an Asse.<br />
<em>Moral</em>. A prince that does not secure Friends to Himself while he is in Power and Condition to oblige them, must never expect to find Friends, when he is Old and Impotent, and no longer Able to do them any Good. If he Governs Tyrannically in his Youth, he will be sure to be Treated Contemptuously in his Age; and the Baser his Enemies are, the more Insolent, and Intollerable will be the Affront. <br />
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[<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/11/lestrange-aesop-and-other-eminent.html" target="blank">more info</a>; you can read <a href="https://archive.org/stream/fablesofaesopoth00lest#page/14/mode/1up" target="_blank">L'Estrange's Reflexion</a> at the online book.]<br />
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Laura Gibbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04994025992373244815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591020515407267699.post-64983298147142876902017-12-21T13:11:00.003-05:002017-12-21T13:11:55.852-05:00The Blackamoor<div style="border: 1px solid #d3d3d3; margin: auto; text-align: left; width: 400px;">
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<strong> 174. THE BLACKAMOOR </strong> A certain man bought a Blackamoor, and thinking that the colour of his skin arose from the neglect of his former master, he no sooner brought him home than he procured all manner of scouring apparatus, scrubbing-brushes, soaps, and sand-paper, and set to work with his servants to wash him white again. They drenched and rubbed him for many an hour, but all in vain; his skin remained as black as ever; while the poor wretch all but died from the cold he caught under the operation. <br /><em>No human means avail of themselves to change a nature originally evil.</em> [<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/05/aesops-fables-illustrated-by-tenniel.html" target="blank">more info</a>]</div>
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<br />Laura Gibbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04994025992373244815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591020515407267699.post-24356107056605251842017-12-20T09:47:00.003-05:002017-12-20T09:47:25.909-05:00Rooster, Cock, and Lion<div style="border: 1px solid #d3d3d3; margin: auto; text-align: left; width: 400px;">
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<strong> 170. THE ASS, THE COCK, AND THE LION </strong> An Ass and a Cock lived in a farmyard together. One day a hungry Lion passing by and seeing the Ass in good condition, resolved to make a meal of him. Now, they say that there is nothing a Lion hates so much as the crowing of a Cock; and at that moment the Cook happening to crow, the Lion straightway made off with all haste from the spot. The Ass, mightily amused to think that a Lion should be frightened at a bird, plucked up courage and galloped after him, delighted with the notion of driving the king of beasts before him. He had, however, gone no great distance, when the Lion turned sharply round upon him, and made an end of him in a trice. <br /><em>Presumption begins in ignorance and ends in ruin.</em> [</div>
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Laura Gibbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04994025992373244815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591020515407267699.post-89269522789135084502017-12-19T22:42:00.002-05:002017-12-19T22:42:41.977-05:00Cooper's Argosy of Fables<i>An Argosy of Fables; a representative selection from the fable literature of every age and land </i>by Frederic Taber Cooper with illustrations by Paul Bransom, and published in 1921.<br />
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<strong> 09. THE KITE AND THE PIGEONS. </strong>Some Pigeons had long lived in fear of a Kite but, by being always on the alert and keeping near their dove cote, they had contrived hitherto to escape the attacks of the enemy. Finding his sallies unsuccessful, the Kite betook himself to craft. "Why," said he, "do you prefer this life of continual anxiety, when if you would only make me your king, I would secure you from every attack that could be made upon you!" The Pigeons, trusting to his professions, called him to the throne, but no sooner was he established there than he exercised his prerogative by devouring a pigeon a day. Whereupon one that yet awaited his turn said no more than, "It serves us right." <em>They who voluntarily put power into the hand of a tyrant or an enemy must not wonder if it be at last turned against themselves</em>. [<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/07/coopers-argosy-of-fables.html" target="blank">more info</a>]</div>
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<br />Laura Gibbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04994025992373244815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591020515407267699.post-24049688483433057662017-12-19T22:23:00.000-05:002017-12-19T22:23:16.298-05:00The Fables of Aesop by John Ogilby<b><i>The Fables of Aesop Paraphras'd in Verse</i></b> by John Ogilby as published in 1668 (second edition).<br />
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online source: <b><a href="https://archive.org/details/fablesofaesopparogil">Internet Archive</a></b><br />
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This remarkable collection of English Aesopica is finally available online thanks to this digital version at Internet Archive.<br />
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<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/09/of-cock-and-pretious-stone.html" target="_blank">1:01. OF THE COCK AND PRETIOUS STONE.</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/09/of-dog-and-shadow.html" target="_blank">1:02. OF THE DOG AND SHADOW.</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/09/of-lyon-and-other-beasts.html" target="_blank">1:03. OF THE LYON, AND OTHER BEASTS.</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/09/of-eagle-and-daw.html" target="_blank">1:04. OF THE EAG<span id="goog_989096196"></span><span id="goog_989096197"></span>LE AND THE DAW.</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/09/the-crow-and-fox.html" target="_blank">1:05. OF THE CROW AND THE FOX.</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/12/the-battle-of-frog-and-mouse.html" target="_blank">1:06. THE BATTEL OF THE FROG AND MOUSE.</a></b><br />
1:07. OF THE COURT MOUSE, AND COUNTREY MOUSE.<br />
1:08. OF THE MOUNTAIN IN LABOUR.<br />
1:09. OF THE LYON AND MOUSE.<br />
1:10. OF THE LYON AND MOUSE. (MARRIAGE)<br />
1:11. OF THE BOAR AND THE ASS.<br />
1:12. OF THE FROGS DESIRING A KING.<br />
1:13. OF THE FROG AND THE OX.<br />
1:14. OF THE WOLF AND THE LAMB.<br />
1:15. OF THE WOLF AND THE CRANE.<br />
1:16. OF THE HUSBAND-MAN AND THE SERPENT.<br />
1:17. OF THE SICK KITE AND HIS MOTHER.<br />
1:18. OF THE OLD HOUND AND HIS MOTHER.<br />
1:19. OF THE HARES AND FROGS.<br />
1:20. OF THE DOVES AND HAWKS.<br />
1:21. OF THE DOG AND THIEF.<br />
1:22. OF THE WOLF AND CARVED HEAD.<br />
1:23. OF THE LYON GROWN OLD.<br />
1:24. OF THE DOG AND THE ASS.<br />
1:25. OF THE HUSBAND-MAN AND SNAKE.<br />
1:26. OF THE FOX AND THE CRANE.<br />
1:27. OF THE FILE AND THE VIPER.<br />
1:28. OF THE HART.<br />
1:29. OF BIRDS AND BEASTS.<br />
1:30. OF THE JAY AND PEACOCKS.<br />
1:31. OF THE WOLVES AND SHEEP.<br />
1:32. OF THE WOLF AND THE FOX.<br />
1:33. OF THE FLY AND THE ANT.<br />
1:34. OF THE FOX AND APE.<br />
1:35. OF THE HORSE AND THE ASS.<br />
1:36. OF THE HUSBAND-MAN AND THE WOOD.<br />
1:37. OF THE HART AND OXEN.<br />
1:38. OF THE LYON THAT WAS SICK.<br />
1:39. OF CUPID AND DEATH.<br />
1:40. THE PARLIAMENT OF BIRDS.<br />
1:41. OF THE RUSTICK AND HERCULES.<br />
1:42. OF THE FOX AND WEESLE.<br />
1:43. OF THE HAWK AND THE CUCKOW.<br />
1:44. OF THE BEAR AND THE BEES.<br />
1:45. OF THE HART AND HORSE.<br />
1:46. OF THE SATYR AND TRAVELLER.<br />
1:47. OF THE REBELLION OF THE HANDS AND FEET.<br />
1:48. OF THE HORSE AND LADEN ASS.<br />
1:49. OF THE FOX AND THE COCK.<br />
1:50. OF THE LION AND THE FORESTER.<br />
1:51. OF THE LYON, THE FORESTER, AND HIS DAUGHTER.<br />
1:52. OF THE FORESTER, THE SKINNER, AND A BEAR.<br />
1:53. OF THE TORTOISE AND THE FROGS.<br />
1:54. OF THE TORTOISE AND THE EAGLE.<br />
1:55. OF THE AEGYPTIAN KING AND HIS APES.<br />
1:56. OF THE EAGLE AND THE BEETLE.<br />
1:57. OF THE FOX AND THE CAT.<br />
1:58. OF THE FOX AND THE GOAT.<br />
1:59. OF THE OLD WEESLE AND THE MICE.<br />
1:60. OF THE SPIDER AND THE SWALLOW.<br />
1:61. OF CUPID, DEATH, AND REPUTATION<br />
1:62. OF THE GOURD, AND THE PINE.<br />
1:63. OF THE DEVIL AND A MALEFACTOR.<br />
1:64. OF THE LION AND THE HORSE.<br />
1:65. OF THE SUN AND WIND.<br />
1:66. OF THE WOLF AND THE LAMB.<br />
1:67. OF THE OKE AND THE REED.<br />
1:68. OF JUPITER AND THE ASS.<br />
1:69. OF THE SAME ASS.<br />
1:70. OF THE SAME ASS AND HIS LION'S SKIN.<br />
1:71. OF THE WOLF AND THE SOW.<br />
1:72. OF THE SHE-GOAT AND KID.<br />
1:73. OF THE YOUNG-MAN AND THE CAT.<br />
1:74. OF THE CAT AND THE COCK.<br />
1:75. OF THE CAT AND THE MICE.<br />
1:76. OF THE FOX AND THE LION.<br />
1:77. OF THE LARK, AND HER YOUNG.<br />
1:78. OF THE HAWK, AND THE NIGHTINGALE.<br />
1:79. OF THE HUSBAND-MAN AND THE STORK.<br />
1:80. OF THE EAGLE AND THE CROW.<br />
1:81. OF THE DOG AND THE SHEEP.<br />
1:82. OF THE FROGS FEARING THE SUN WOULD MARRY.<br />
2:01. OF JUNO AND THE PEACOCK.<br />
2:02. OF THE OX AND DOG IN THE MANGER.<br />
2:03. OF THE LEOPARD, THE FOX, AND THE ASS.<br />
2:04. OF THE FOX AND THE PORCUPINE.<br />
2:05. OF THE SWAN AND STORK.<br />
2:06. OF THE CRAMB'D CAPONS AND THE LEAN ONE.<br />
2:07. OF THE FOX AND BUSH.<br />
2:08. OF THE FOX AND THE CROW.<br />
2:09. OF THE CRAB AND HER MOTHER.<br />
2:10. OF THE BALD MAN AND THE FLY.<br />
2:11. OF THE RUSTICK AND HIS OX.<br />
2:12. OF THE ANT AND GRASSHOPPER.<br />
2:13. OF THE OX AND STEER.<br />
2:14. OF THE LYON AND THE KID.<br />
2:15. OF THE SATYR AND THE SWORD.<br />
2:16. OF THE HEATHEN AND HIS IDOL.<br />
2:17. OF PHOEBUS, THE COVETOUS AND ENVIOUS MAN.<br />
2:18. OF JUPITER AND THE BEE.<br />
2:19. OF THE COVETOUS MAN AND HIS GOOSE.<br />
2:20. OF THE SHEEP AND THE BUTCHER.<br />
2:21. OF THE WOLF AND THE FOX.<br />
2:22. OF THE SAME WOLF AND FOX.<br />
2:23. OF THE SAME WOLF AND FOX.<br />
2:24. OF THE CAMEL AND THE FLY.<br />
2:25. OF THE SAME CAMEL AND FLY.<br />
2:26. OF THE SAME CAMEL AND JUPITER.<br />
2:27. OF THE LAMB AND THE CROW.<br />
2:28. OF THE CROW AND THE PITCHER.<br />
2:29. OF THE WIND AND AN EARTHEN VESSEL.<br />
2:30. OF THE PAINTER AND THE DEVIL.<br />
2:31. OF THE RUSTICK, AND THE FLEA.<br />
2:32. OF THE EAGLE, OYSTER, HARE, AND DAW.<br />
2:33. OF THE CEDAR AND THE SHRUB.<br />
2:34. OF THE RUSTICK, AND THE WOLF.<br />
2:35. OF THE RUSTICK, AND THE WOLF.<br />
2:36. OF THE EAGLE AND THE CHOUGH.<br />
2:37. OF THE TYGER AND THE FOX.<br />
2:38. OF THE EAGLE AND OTHER BIRDS.<br />
2:39. OF THE PEDLAR AND HIS ASS.<br />
2:40. OF JUPITER AND THE APE.<br />
2:41. OF THE CARPENTER AND MERCURY.<br />
2:42. OF THE SAME CARPENTER AND MERCURY.<br />
2:43. OF THE DOG AND WOLF.<br />
2:44. OF THE SAME DOG AND WOLF.<br />
2:45. OF THE SAME DOG AND WOLF.<br />
2:46. OF THE FOX AND THE EAGLE.<br />
2:47. OF THE FOX AND THE EAGLE.<br />
2:48. OF THE FOX AND THE EAGLE.<br />
2:49. OF THE PANTHER AND RUSTICKS.<br />
2:50. OF THE PANTHER AND RUSTICKS.<br />
2:51. ANDROCLEUS<br />
2:52. THE EPHESIAN MATRON<br />
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<strong> 1:06. THE BATTEL OF THE FROG AND MOUSE. </strong> <br />Frog-land to save, and Micean Realms to spare<br />From War and Ruine, two bold Kings prepare<br />The Empire of the Marshes to decide<br />In single fight; From all parts far and wide<br />Both Nations flock to see the great event,<br />And load with Vows and Pray'rs the Firmament:<br />Oppos'd Petitions grant Heaven's Court no rest,<br />While Hopes and Fears thus struggle in their breast.<br />Up to the fatal Lists and measur'd Banks<br />Both Armies drew; bold Yellow-coats in Ranks<br />And black furr'd Mouscovites the circle man,<br />Which the six-finger'd Giant could not span.<br />The rising Hills each where the vulgar crown'd:<br />Nor long expect they, when the Warlike sound,<br />Of spirit-stirring Hornets, Gnats, and Bees,<br />(Such Trumpeters would blood turn'd Ice unfreeze)<br />Told the approach of two no petty Kings,<br />While the long Vale with big-voyc'd Croakers rings.<br />First King Frogmorton with the freckled face<br />Enters the List (for they by Lot took place)<br />Riding a Crafish, arm'd from head to heel<br />In Shel, dame Nature's gift, instead of Steel.<br />Although the many-footed could not run<br />With the great Crab, which yearly feasts the Sun;<br />Nor with the golden Scorpion could set forth<br />And measure daily the Tun-belly'd Earth;<br />Yet such his speed, he ne'r was overtook<br />By any shel-back'd Monster of the Brook.<br />The Arms he wore once were a Water-snake's,<br />Which in the battel, when the springs and Lakes<br />Decided were, a Conquerour he brought<br />From the deep floods, with gold and purple wrought;<br />Ore these a water-Rat's black Fur he cast,<br />Dreadful with teeth and claws. Thus, as he past<br />The Vulgar shout to see their six-inch'd King<br />Like great Alcides in his Lyons skin.<br />A whole house arm'd his head, had been a Snail's:<br />Though Estridge Plumes it wants, and Peacocks Tails,<br />Yet every colour the great Rain-bow dies,<br />Shone on his Crest, the wings of Butter-flies,<br />Sent him of old a present from Queen Mab.<br />His Targe the shel of a deserted Crab,<br />Where in the Frogian tongue this verse was writ;<br />The Man-like swimming King unvanquish'd yet.<br />Six sprightly Todpoles his rush Javelins bore;<br />His Sword, a shape long two edg'd Flag he wore<br />Girt to his thigh, a wand'ring Snail the Hilt,<br />With a bright varnish in Meanders gilt.<br />Appointed thus, about the Lists he rid,<br />While all admire the Champions Arms and Steed.<br />Soon as the pleas'd Spectators setled were,<br />Glad acclamations melting into air,<br />Voices were heard through ecchoing valleys ring,<br />Th' approach foretelling of the Micean King.<br />A subdu'd Mouse-trap, his Sedan in peace,<br />His Chariot now, from Man's high Palaces<br />Moustapha brought: Ne'r through the scorching plain<br />Did sweating Kings draw such a Tamberlain:<br />Six Princes, Captive Ferrets, through deep tracts<br />Fearing the lash, oft fir'd his thundring ax:<br />And though a heavy mortal was their load,<br />King Oberon they ore Hill and Dale out-rode.<br />Enter'd the Lists, he lights, then mounted on<br />A dapled Weesle; the bold Micedon<br />Appear'd (may we great things compare with small)<br />Like the World's Conquerour, though not so tall.<br />His Arms were not of Steel, nor Gold, nor Brass;<br />Not sweating Cyclops turn'd the yielding mass<br />With griping tongues, nor Bull-skin bellows rore<br />To purge Electrum from the frothie Ore;<br />But the black coat of a Westphalia Swine,<br />Long hung in smoak, which now like Jet did shine.<br />Fame sayes (and she tells truth as oft as lyes;)<br />The season'd Gammon Miceans did Surprize,<br />Spoyl'd the red flesh before 'twas once serv'd up<br />After full boards, to rellish a fresh cup:<br />This their Kings right, his Captains did present<br />To him for safety, and an Ornament;<br />Such was black Moustapha's habergeon:<br />The ancient Hero's had but steel upon<br />The heads of cruel Spears; but this did weild<br />A Lance, whose body was all over steel'd;<br />It was a Knitting-needle, strong and bright;<br />His Helm a Thimble, daz'd th' Enemies sight,<br />Ore which a thick fall'd Plume, wagg'd with each gale,<br />Of Tiffany, gnawn from a Ladie's Veil;<br />In it a Sprig which made his own afeard,<br />The stiff Mustachios of a dead Cat's Beard.<br />His solid Shield which he so much did trust<br />Was Bisket, though some write 'twas Manchet crust.<br />Historians oft, as Poets, do mistake;<br />But I affirm 'twas Bisket, for the Cake,<br />They all agree by Navigation,<br />Four times was season'd in the Torrid Zone.<br />The Story thus is told, the Rattish Prince<br />A great Diviner, had Intelligence<br />From occult Causes, that the dangerous Seas<br />Must be forsook, and floating Palaces:<br />The Ship next voyage would by Storms be lost:<br />Therefore his black bands swom to the next Coast<br />On Bisket safe; but Tybert by the way<br />(The Prince of Cats) made him and it a prey,<br />Slew on the shore, and feasted on his head;<br />He, with blood sated, leaves neglected bread,<br />Of which black Moustapha after made his Targe,<br />Like Ajax seven-fold shield, but not so large.<br />His Motto was his Title and his Name<br />Transpos'd into no costive Anagram,<br />Which from the Micean tongue we thus translate:<br />The Parmazan affecter, strong, and great.<br />Both Champions searcht, found free from fraud or Charms,<br />They take their stands, and peise their mighty Arms.<br />At once loud Hornets sound, at once they start;<br />At once couch'd Spears, with equal force and Art<br />Clos'd Bevers met, struck fire; at once they both<br />Did backward kiss their mother Earth, though loth.<br />But first his nimble foot the Micean found:<br />When King Frogmorton as loath'd Irish ground<br />His limbs had touch'd, lay on his back upright:<br />Yet soon recovering, never Frogian Knight<br />Made such a Charge; for with strange fury led<br />At the first blow, he leaps quite ore his head,<br />Bearing his pond'rous arms, his Sword and Targe.<br />Nor was black Moustapha wanting in the Charge<br />To shew his wondr'ous courage, strength, and skill:<br />For by th' advantage of a rising Hill<br />A Mole had wrought, he strikes; and though the stroke<br />Would not have fel'd an Oxe, or cleft an Oake;<br />Yet such it was, that had it took, in blood<br />His Soul had wander'd through the Stygian flood;<br />But missing, the soft air receives the wound,<br />And ore and ore he tumbles to the ground.<br />Nor at th' advantage was Frogmoreton slack,<br />But at one jump bestrides the Micean's back;<br />Then grasping him 'twixt his cold knees, he said:<br />Robber of Man, who now shall give thee ayd?<br />Foul Toad, so Oberon please, I fear not thee,<br />Stout Moustapha reply'd: then actively<br />He backward caught the short arm'd King by th' wrists,<br />And bore him on his shoulders round the Lists;<br />Lowd croaks scale Heaven, then maugre all his strength<br />Regain'd his Sword and threw him thrice his length.<br />On equal terms agen they battle joyn'd:<br />Heroick Souls in narrow breasts confin'd!<br />For these in Trojan Wars, once Champions fierce<br />With gallant Acts adorn'd great Homer's verse:<br />After became Testie Philosophers,<br />And fought in hot disputes and learned jarrs;<br />Then Lyons, Bears, Cocks, Bulls, and brisly Hogs;<br />Last transmigrated Scismaticks, or Dogs:<br />Where ere they meet, the War is still renew'd,<br />With lasting hatred and immortal feud.<br />The King, whose Grandsire when it thundred loud,<br />'Mongst fire and hail, dropt from a broken Cloud,<br />And with an Hoast of Todpoles from the sky,<br />In those vast Fenns a Frogian Colony<br />At first did plant: though icy was his skin<br />With Rage and Shame an Aetna felt within;<br />Rais'd his broad Flag to make a mighty blow,<br />Thinking at once in two to cleave the Foe;<br />Who nimbly traversing with skill his ground,<br />On th' Cerealian Shield receiv'd the wound:<br />Yet from the orbed Bisket fell a slice,<br />Which neer the List was snapp'd up in a trice.<br />Here the Crum-picking King puts in a stuck,<br />With a bright needle, his stiff Spanish Tuck;<br />Which peirc'd Frogmoreton's skin, through's Dragon's mail;<br />Rage doubles, then the Flag becomes a Flail;<br />And on his Thimble Cask struck such a heat,<br />That Moustapha was forced to retreat:<br />Not struck with fear, but from his hole to fling<br />Assured vengeance on the Diving King,<br />Seven times he sallies forth, as oft retir'd;<br />But now both Champions, with like fury fir'd,<br />Lay off all cunning, scorning to defend,<br />Strength, Rage, and Fortune must the Battel end:<br />There was no interim; so the Cyclops beat<br />When Mars his Arms require a second heat,<br />Though lowder the Aetnaean Cavern rores;<br />Blows had for death now made a thosuand dores,<br />As many more for life to issue out.<br />But here among our Authors springs a doubt:<br />Some in this mighty combate dare averr<br />Both Champions fainting, Symptoms shew'd of fear;<br />In a cold sweat Frogmoreton, almost choak'd<br />With heat and dust, gasp'd thrice, and three times croak'd.<br />And Moustapha, bestew'd in blood and sweat,<br />As oft cry'd Peep, and made no slow retreat.<br />To these Detractors, since I am provok'd,<br />I say 'tis false; this peep'd not, nor that croak'd.<br />Historians feign, but truth the Poet sings;<br />Some Writers still asperse the best of Kings.<br />While thus the Battel stood, the Kytish Prince<br />Had from lowd croaks and cries intelligence<br />Of this great Fight; then to himself did say,<br />What mighty matter's in the Marsh to day!<br />Then mounted high on labouring wings he glides<br />And the vast Region of the Air divides.<br />The woful Fairy Mab did this foresee;<br />Whom grief transform'd now to an humble-Bee:<br />She flies about them, buzzing in their Ear:<br />For both the Champions she esteemed dear.<br />The black Prince did with Captive Frogians come,<br />And at her Altars paid a Hecatomb<br />That day: and King Frogmorton in her House<br />With rear'd up hands offer'd a high-born Mouse;<br />And when th' Immortal mortal Cates did wish,<br />The fattest Sacrifice was made her Dish.<br />Therefore She hums; Desist; No more; Be Friends;<br />Behold, the common Enemy attends;<br />In vain 'gainst him are your United Pow'rs:<br />O stay your Rage; see, ore your head, he towers.<br />But they engag'd in cruel fight, not heard<br />The Queens admonishments, nor did regard<br />Approaching Fates: but suddenly they bind<br />In grapple fierce, their Targets cast behind.<br />When the plum'd Prince down like swift Lightning stoops,<br />And seiz'd both Champions, maugre all their Troops:<br />Their Arms drop down, upon them both he feasts,<br />And reconciles their doubtful Interests.<br />Amaz'd Spectators fly, Hunt-crums, and Vaulters,<br />Run to their Holes, and leap into the Waters.<br /><br />Moral.<br />Thus Petty Princes strive with mortall Hate,<br />Till both are swallow'd by a Neighbouring State:<br />Thus Factions with a Civill War imbru'd<br />By some unseen Aspirer are Subdu'd.<br /> [<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-fables-of-aesop-by-john-ogilby.html" target="blank">more info</a>]</div>
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<strong> 200. MERCURY AND THE SCULPTOR </strong> Mercury, having a mind to know in what estimation he was held among men, disguised himself as a traveller, and going into a Sculptor’s workshop, began asking the price of the different statues he saw there. Pointing to an image of Jupiter, he asked how much he wanted for that.<br />
“A drachma,” said the image-maker.<br />
Mercury laughed in his sleeve, and asked, “How much for this of Juno?”<br />
The man wanted a higher price for that.<br />
Mercury’s eye now caught his own image. “Now, will this fellow,” thought he, “ask me ten times as much for this, for I am the messenger of heaven, and the source of all his gain.” So he put the question to him, what he valued that Mercury at.<br />
“Well,” says the Sculptor, “if you will give me my price for the other two, I will throw you that into the bargain.” <br />
<em>They who are over anxious to know how the world values them, will seldom be set down at their own price.</em> [<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/05/aesops-fables-illustrated-by-tenniel.html" target="blank">more info</a>]</div>
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<br />Laura Gibbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04994025992373244815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591020515407267699.post-47635660567827693332017-12-18T20:38:00.000-05:002017-12-22T21:37:17.361-05:00L'Estrange. Aesop and Other Eminent Mythologists, 1669Although this book is not illustrated, L'Estrange's <b><i>Aesop and Other Eminent Mythologists</i></b> is a delight, so I will be transcribing the fables and morals (but not the reflections) here, using the 1669 third edition as available at the <b><a href="https://archive.org/stream/fablesofaesopoth00lest#page/n6/mode/1up">Internet Archive</a></b> (and there are <b><a href="http://freebookapalooza.blogspot.com/2016/07/lestrange-aesop-and-other-eminent.html">more editions online here</a></b>). Then, I will add an illustration to each fable from the illustrations already available at this site.<br />
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Here is the frontispiece to that edition:<br />
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And here are the fables I have transcribed so far:<br />
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<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/11/a-cock-and-diamond.html">001.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>A Cock and a Diamond</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/11/a-cat-and-cock.html">002. A Cat and a Cock</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/11/a-wolf-and-lamb.html">003.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>A Wolf and a Lamb</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/11/a-frog-and-mouse.html">004. A Frog and a Mouse</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/11/a-lion-and-bear.html">005. A Lion and a Bear</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/11/a-dog-and-shadow.html">006. A Dog and a Shadow</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/11/the-lions-share.html">007.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>A Lion, An Ass, etc. a Hunting</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/11/a-wolf-and-crane.html">008. A Wolf and a Crane</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/12/a-countryman-and-snake.html">009. A Countryman and a Snake</a></b><br />
010. A Lion and an Asse<br />
<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/12/city-mouse-and-country-mouse.html">011.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>A City Mouse and a Country Mouse</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/12/a-crow-and-mussel.html" target="_blank">012.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>A Crow and a Muscle</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/12/a-fox-and-raven.html" target="_blank">013.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>A Fox and a Raven</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/12/an-old-lion.html" target="_blank">014. An Old Lion</a></b><br />
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<br />Laura Gibbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04994025992373244815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591020515407267699.post-560005952200298722017-12-18T20:37:00.002-05:002017-12-18T20:37:26.240-05:00A Fox and a Raven<strong>013. A Fox and a Raven </strong>. A Certain Fox spy'd out a Raven upon a Tree with a Morsel in his mouth, that set his Chops a watering; but how to come at it was the Question. O thou Blessed Bird! (says he) the Delight of Gods, and of Men! and so he lays himself forth upon the Gracefulness of the Ravens Person, and the Beauty of his Plumes; His Admiral Gift of Augury, etc. And now, says this Fox, If thou hadst but a Voice answerable to the rest of thy Excellent Qualities, the Sun in the Firmament could not shew the World such Another Creature. This Nauseous Flattery sets the Raven immediately a Gaping as Wide as ever he could stretch, to give the Fox a taste of his Pipe; but upon the Opening of his Mouth then drops his Breakfast, which the Fox presently Chopt up, and then bad him remember, that whatever he had said of his Beauty, he had spoken nothing yet of his Brains.<br />
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<em>Moral</em>. There's hardly any Man living that may not be wrought upon more or less by Flattery: For we do all of us Naturally Overween in our Own Favour: But when it comes to be Apply'd once to a Vain Fool, it makes him forty times an Arranter Sot than he was before. <br />
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[<a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/11/lestrange-aesop-and-other-eminent.html" target="blank">more info</a>; you can read <a href="https://archive.org/stream/fablesofaesopoth00lest#page/13/mode/1up" target="_blank">L'Estrange's Reflexion</a> at the online book.]<br />
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And here is an illustration by <a href="http://aesopsbooks.blogspot.com/2017/05/the-fox-and-crow_31.html" target="_blank">Arthur Rackham</a>:<br />
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