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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... fellow , who , with two or three more , had sought for her in vain for some days , found out the scheme . So he took a boat and went round on the sea till he came on the blind side of her , and then shot her with a brace of balls . Thus ...
... fellow , who , with two or three more , had sought for her in vain for some days , found out the scheme . So he took a boat and went round on the sea till he came on the blind side of her , and then shot her with a brace of balls . Thus ...
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... an instant . MORAL . A man who pretends to be more cunning than his neighbours , is found out , for the most part , to be a silly fellow at the bottom . 22 FABLE XVI . THE VIPER AND THE FILE . бо THE LITTLE CHILD'S FABLE BOOK .
... an instant . MORAL . A man who pretends to be more cunning than his neighbours , is found out , for the most part , to be a silly fellow at the bottom . 22 FABLE XVI . THE VIPER AND THE FILE . бо THE LITTLE CHILD'S FABLE BOOK .
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... fellow , instead of standing upon his defence , ran up the next tree as nimble as a cat ; but the other , who was a heavy man , not being able to follow him , nor daring to engage the Bear in single combat , fell flat on his face , and ...
... fellow , instead of standing upon his defence , ran up the next tree as nimble as a cat ; but the other , who was a heavy man , not being able to follow him , nor daring to engage the Bear in single combat , fell flat on his face , and ...
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... fellow as you are . ' MORAL . Contract no friendship with the selfish and cowardly ; for in the time of danger they will leave you to shift for yourself , and will even betray you rather than risk their own safety . FABLE XXI . THE ...
... fellow as you are . ' MORAL . Contract no friendship with the selfish and cowardly ; for in the time of danger they will leave you to shift for yourself , and will even betray you rather than risk their own safety . FABLE XXI . THE ...
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... fellow , and , as such , you cannot surely think it too much to give me one of your own oxen in return . ' This would be no more than justice , to be sure , sir , ' said the Farmer ; ' but , indeed , I must beg your honour's pardon ...
... fellow , and , as such , you cannot surely think it too much to give me one of your own oxen in return . ' This would be no more than justice , to be sure , sir , ' said the Farmer ; ' but , indeed , I must beg your honour's pardon ...
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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.