The little child's fable book, arranged in words of 1, 2, and 3 syllables. (Taken from The ladder to learning).1868 |
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... Eagle and the Crow , 65 The Boy and the Thief , 4I The Lark and her Young Ones , 66 The Man and his Goose , 42 The Two Men and the Bear , 68 The Lying Boy , 43 The Monkey and the Two Cats , 71 The Lion and the Mouse , 44 The Boaster ...
... Eagle and the Crow , 65 The Boy and the Thief , 4I The Lark and her Young Ones , 66 The Man and his Goose , 42 The Two Men and the Bear , 68 The Lying Boy , 43 The Monkey and the Two Cats , 71 The Lion and the Mouse , 44 The Boaster ...
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... Eagle , 103 The Sensible Answer of Socrates , . 120 The Kite and the Pigeons , 104 Æsop at Play , 121 The Man and the Dog , • 105 The Travellers and the Thief , 122 The Eagle , the Cat , and the Sow , 105 The Man and the Viper , 123 The ...
... Eagle , 103 The Sensible Answer of Socrates , . 120 The Kite and the Pigeons , 104 Æsop at Play , 121 The Man and the Dog , • 105 The Travellers and the Thief , 122 The Eagle , the Cat , and the Sow , 105 The Man and the Viper , 123 The ...
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... us that it is very unjust to use old ser- vants ill when they are past their labour ; even our dogs and horses should meet with kindness in their old age . FABLE XVIII . I THE EAGLE AND THE CROW . 64 THE LITTLE CHILD'S FABLE BOOK .
... us that it is very unjust to use old ser- vants ill when they are past their labour ; even our dogs and horses should meet with kindness in their old age . FABLE XVIII . I THE EAGLE AND THE CROW . 64 THE LITTLE CHILD'S FABLE BOOK .
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Ladder. FABLE XVIII . I THE EAGLE AND THE CROW . AN Eagle from the top of a lofty mountain once making a stoop at a Lamb , she pounced on it in a moment with her talons , and flew away with it to her young ones . A foolish Crow , who had ...
Ladder. FABLE XVIII . I THE EAGLE AND THE CROW . AN Eagle from the top of a lofty mountain once making a stoop at a Lamb , she pounced on it in a moment with her talons , and flew away with it to her young ones . A foolish Crow , who had ...
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Æsop Bear beast bird Boar Bull cloth Cock coloured CONSISTING OF WORDS creature cried Crow dear Eagle eyes FABLE BOOK fable shows FABLE VII FABLE XI FABLE XIX FABLE XVIII FABLE XXI Farmer fast Fcap fell fighting flew fool forest Frog gilt edges glad Goat Goose harm head heard heart honest Horse ill-luck Jester laughed legs load look master Mastiff meal MORAL Mouse Mule neck neighbours nimble NOBLE LION once oxen pack of hounds pains poor Ass poor Lamb Post 8vo pray pride proud Reynard shame Sheep silly skin sly Fox soon speak stood Stork Story Super-royal 16mo SWAIN SYLLABLES tail tell thief thing THOMAS HOOD thought told took tree trick vile VIPER WEASEL Wolf Wolves WORDS NOT EXCEEDING wretch young Fox young Lion young rogue
Popular passages
Page 80 - Bull of mine, and I should be glad to know how I am to make you reparation.
Page 67 - George, do you get a couple of good sickles ready against to-morrow morning, and we will even reap the corn ourselves." When the young ones told their mother this,
Page 66 - hold your silly tongues ; for if the old farmer depends upon his friends and his neighbors, you may take my word for it, that his wheat will not be reaped tomorrow.
Page 56 - I am almost frightened to death ! I have seen the most extraordinary creature that ever was. He has a fierce look, and struts about upon two legs , a strange piece of flesh grows on his head, and another under his throat, as red as blood : he flapped his arms against his sides, as if he intended to rise into the air; and stretching out his head, he opened a...
Page 72 - Upon which he continued to nibble first at one piece and then the other, till the poor cats, seeing their cheese gradually diminishing, entreated him to give himself no farther trouble, but deliver to them what remained. — "Not so fast, I beseech you, friends...
Page 72 - I beseech you, friends," replied the monkey ; " we owe justice to ourselves as well as to you ; what remains is due to me in right of my office.
Page 67 - When the young ones told ihor mother this, " Now, my Hale dears," said she, "we must be gone indeed, for when a man takes it in hand to do his own work himself, you may depend upon it that it will be done.