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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... ONCE on a time , when an old Ass was sick , the fame of it spread far and near ; and some did not fear to say that she would die the next night . Our sly rogue of a Wolf had the luck to hear of it ; on which he went to the young Ass ...
... ONCE on a time , when an old Ass was sick , the fame of it spread far and near ; and some did not fear to say that she would die the next night . Our sly rogue of a Wolf had the luck to hear of it ; on which he went to the young Ass ...
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... once took up the Fox for a theft , and sent him to gaol . A wise Ape was to be the judge . The Fox , being a rogue , stood up with a bold face , and said he had done no such thing as the Wolf was so base as to charge him with : ' No ...
... once took up the Fox for a theft , and sent him to gaol . A wise Ape was to be the judge . The Fox , being a rogue , stood up with a bold face , and said he had done no such thing as the Wolf was so base as to charge him with : ' No ...
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... once more for the whole world . He ran first to this beast , and then to that beast ; but as not one of them had the least love for him , they would not give him the least help . So at last he went to the Crane , and told her he would ...
... once more for the whole world . He ran first to this beast , and then to that beast ; but as not one of them had the least love for him , they would not give him the least help . So at last he went to the Crane , and told her he would ...
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... once .'- Well , well , ' said Bill ; and if you had not told me , I think I should have had the sense to take care what I did . ' The good old Goat set out ; but she had not been gone a great while , when the same rogue of a Wolf who ...
... once .'- Well , well , ' said Bill ; and if you had not told me , I think I should have had the sense to take care what I did . ' The good old Goat set out ; but she had not been gone a great while , when the same rogue of a Wolf who ...
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... once on a time he had the ill - luck to be caught in a steel - trap , and was glad to get out of it with the loss of his tail ; and yet , in a short time , the shame which this loss brought on him was so great , that he would have been ...
... once on a time he had the ill - luck to be caught in a steel - trap , and was glad to get out of it with the loss of his tail ; and yet , in a short time , the shame which this loss brought on him was so great , that he would have been ...
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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.