Fables from the Greek and Latin (continued). Fables, imitated from La Fontaine. Fables from the Latin, French, Italian, German and original. Four satires

Sir Brooke Boothby

George Ramsay, 1809 - Classical literature

Contents

• The Man and the Serpent: 3
• The Shepherd turned Merchant: 4
• The Horse and the Ass: 5
• The Spendthrift and the Swallow: 7
• The Lion the Bull and the Goat: 8
• The Eagle and the Crow: 9
• The Head and the Tail: 10
• The Man and the Snake: 11
• The Ass and the Farmer: 13
• The Wolf and the Shepherds Boy: 14
• The Hare and her Ears: 15
• The Fox without a Tail: 16
• The Men and the Oyster: 17
• The Shepherd and his Dog: 18
• The Hare and the Tortoise: 19
• The Woodman and the Fox: 21
• The Bee the Ant and the Spider: 22
• The Horse and the Ass: 23
• The Cunning Man: 24
• The Fox and the Ape: 25
• The Countryman and the Justice: 26
• The Fly: 27
• The Gnat and the Ox: 28
• The Eagle and the Serpent: 29
• The Storks and the Geese: 30
• The Fox and the Lion: 31
• The Cat and the Fox: 32
• The Man and the Serpent: 33
• The Castle and the Cottage: 34
• The Boy and the Cherries: 35
• The Wolf and the Shepherds: 36
• The Sot and his Wife: 38
• The Farmer and his quarrelsome Sons: 39
• The Ass the Ape and the Mole: 40
• The Fox and the Hedgehog: 41
• The Fishes: 43
• The Eagle and the Owl: 44
• The Fool who sold Wisdom 4 6: 46
• The Eagle and the Snail: 47
• The Boy and the Goldfinch: 48
• The Diamond and the Pebble: 49
• The Ungrateful Son: 50
• The Fig Tree and the Flowering Shrub: 51
• The Farmer and the Landlord: 52
• The Housedog and the Pointer: 53
• The Lad and the Schoolmaster: 54
• The Man and his Ass: 55
• The Prince and the Mountebank: 57
• The Fox and the Wolf: 59
• The Man who would choose his Lot: 60
• The Dreamer and his Son: 61
• Cupid and Death: 62
• Neptune and Pallas: 63
• Fortune and Vice: 64
• Hope: 65
• The Vultures and the Pigeons: 69
• The Old Man and Death: 70
• The Scythian: 72
• The Drowned Woman: 73
• The Reed and the Oak: 74
• The Animals sick of the Plague: 76
• The Married Man: 77
• The Milkmaid: 79
• The Acorn and the Gourd: 81
• The Rats in Council: 82
• The Old Man and the young ones: 83
• The Doves: 85
• The Friends: 88
• The Peasant of the Danube: 90
• FABLES FROM THE LATIN FRENCH ITALIAN GERMAN AND ORIGINAL: 93
• The Rose and the Amaranth: 95
• The Child in the Boat: 96
• The Bee and the Gardener: 97
• Esop and the Poet: 98
• The Green Ass: 99
• The Tailor and his Wife: 100
• The Husband and the Confessor: 102
• The Priest and the Bishop: 103
• Cyruss Lesson: 104
• The Painter: 105
• Aristippus and the Niggard: 106
• The Gardener and the Schoolmaster: 108
• The Rake and the Pious Man: 109
• The Woman and the Mute: 110
• The Beggar and the Bishop: 111
• The Natural Son: 112
• The Journey: 113
• The Lion and the Ape: 114
• The Brothers: 115
• The Duellist: 116
• The Travellers: 117
• The Boy and the Churchwarden: 118
• The Lapdog: 119
• The Cobler and the Nabob: 120
• The Horse and his Rider: 122
• The Man informed of his destiny: 125
• Pleasure and Pain: 126
• The Periwig and the Hair: 127
• Genius and Labour: 129
• The two Dogs: 130
• The Waiter and his Master: 132
• The Clown and the Spectacles: 133
• The favourite Pigeon: 134
• Darwin and the Fool: 138
• The Physician and the Quack: 139
• The Travellers: 140
• The Shortsighted Man: 141
• The Man restored to his Senses: 142
• The two Books: 144
• The Sleep of the Wicked: 145
• The good Minister: 147
• The Journey to Babylon: 148
• The Jockey and the Betters: 151
• The Dog and the Quaker: 152
• The Villagers of the Alps: 153
• Generosity: 154
• The Housewife and her Hen: 156
• The Superannuated Actor: 158
• The Traveller: 159
• The Card House: 160
• The two Sons: 161
• The Old Admiral: 162
• The Landlord and his Guests: 163
• Jupiter and the Female Sex: 165
• Cupid and the Bee: 168
• Amore fugitivo: 169
• Coquetry: 173
• The Roses Lookingglass: 175
• The Lily: 176
• a 3: 231

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Bibliographic information

• Title: Fables from the Greek and Latin (continued). Fables, imitated from La Fontaine. Fables from the Latin, French, Italian, German and original. Four satires; Volume 2 of Fables and Satires: With a Preface on the Esopean Fable, Marquard Gude
• Author: Sir Brooke Boothby
• Publisher: George Ramsay, 1809
• Original from: the New York Public Library
• Digitized: Dec 14, 2006