Fables

John Gay

P. Didot the elder , and F. Didot, 1813 - 235 pages

Contents

• BY JOHN GAY: 3
• INTRODUCTION to the Fables The Shepherd and the Philosopher Page: 5
• The Lion the Tyger and the Traveller 2 The Spaniel and the Cameleon: 12
• The Mother the Nurse and the Fairy: 13
• The Eagle and the assembly of animals: 14
• The wild Boar and the Ram: 16
• The Miser and Plutus: 17
• The Lion the Fox and the Geese: 19
• The Lady and the Wasp: 20
• The Bull and the Mastiff: 22
• The Elephant and the Bookseller: 23
• The Peacock the Turkey and the Goose: 25
• Cupid Hymen and Plutus: 27
• The tame Stag: 28
• The Monkey who had seen the world: 30
• The Philosopher and the Pheasants: 32
• The Pin and the Needle: 33
• The shepherds Dog and the Wolf: 35
• The Painter who pleased nobody and every body: 36
• The Lion and the Cub Page: 38
• The old Hen and the Cock: 39
• The Ratcatcher and Cats: 41
• The Goat without a beard: 43
• The old Woman and her Cats: 45
• The Butterfly and the Snail: 46
• The Scold and the Parrot: 48
• The Cur and the Mastiff: 49
• Grand papier vélin: 50
• The Persian the Sun and the Cloud: 52
• The Fox at the point of death 53: 53
• The setting Dog and the Partridge: 56
• The universal Apparition 32 The two Owls and the Sparrow: 58
• The Courtier and Proteus: 59
• The Mastiffs: 61
• The Barleymow and the Dunghill: 63
• Pythagoras and the Countryman 64: 64
• The Farmers Wife and the Raven 38 The Turkey and the Ant 67: 67
• The Owl and the Farmer: 72
• The Jugglers: 73
• The Council of Horses: 75
• The Hound and the Huntsman: 77
• The Poet and the Rose: 78
• The Cur the Horse and the shepherds Dog 80: 80
• The Court of Death 48 The Gardener and the Hog: 83
• The Man and the Flea: 84
• The Hare and many friends: 86
• Advertisement Page: 89
• The Dog and the Fox Ib 2 The Vulture the Sparrow and other Birds: 93
• The Baboon and the Poultry 96 1: 100
• The Bear in a boat: 104
• The Squire andhis Cur: 108
• The Countryman and Jupiter: 113
• The Man the Cat the Dog and the Fly: 118
• The Jackall Leopard and other Beasts: 122
• The degenerate Bees: 126
• The Packhorse and the Carrier: 129
• Pan and Fortune: 132
• Plutus Cupid and Time the: 136
• The Owl the Swan the Cock the Spider Ass and the Farmer: 141
• The Cookmaid the Turnspit and the Ox: 145
• The Ravens the Sexton and the Earthworm: 149
• The Eagle and the assembly of Birds: 157
• The Panther the Horse and other Beasts: 160
• The Nightingale and the Glowworm: 163
• Hymen and Death: 164
• The Poet and his Patron: 166
• The Wolf the Sheep and the Lamb: 169
• The Goose and the Swans: 172
• The Lawyer and Justice: 175
• The Farmer the Spaniel and the Cat: 178
• The Spider and the Bee: 181
• The young Lion and the Ape: 183
• The Colt and the Farmer: 185
• The Owl and the Nightingale: 188
• The Sparrow and the Dove: 191
• The Female Seducers: 202
• Love and Vanity: 217

Bibliographic information

• Title: Fables
• Author: John Gay
• Publisher: P. Didot the elder , and F. Didot, 1813
• Length: 235 pages