Treasury of Æsop's FablesIntroduction by Oliver Goldsmith is based on the partially erroneous information prevalent in Goldsmith's time. |
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Æsop Æsop's Aesop's Fables alarmed beasts Bramble Chilo City Mouse Country Mouse Countryman Court creature Croesus Crow danger death e'en Eagle endeavoured Esop fable shews Fabulist father fear feast fell flew folly fools forbear fortune Frogs Grasshopper happened Hare hatchet Heav'n Hercules honest humble Idmon immediately infirmities Jupiter King of Lydia Kite laugh Lion live manner master Mercury mind misfortune moral mother mouth neighbour never Northumberland OLIVER GOLDSMITH pains panniers pitcher pleasure poor pray pray'r present promises replied rest Reynard Rhodopis Sages of Greece Sardis Satyr's says the Cock says the Fox servant Sheep Solon soon Sorrow Stag sure Swallow tail tempest thee thief things THOMAS BEWICK thou To-morrow took trap Treasury of Aesop's tree tricks truth turn Tyburn vile virtue Whelp winter wise Wolf wood wretch young youth