Download or read book The Fables of Phaedrus written by Phaedrus and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-06-26 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fable I.THE WOLF AND THE LAMB.Driven by thirst, a Wolf and a Lamb had come to the same stream; the Wolf stood above, and the Lamb at a distance below. Then, the spoiler, prompted by a ravenous maw, alleged a pretext for a quarrel. "Why," said he, "have you made the water muddy for me while I am drinking?" The Fleece-bearer, trembling, answered: "Prithee, Wolf, how can I do what you complain of? The water is flowing downwards from you to where I am drinking." The other, disconcerted by the force of truth, exclaimed: "Six months ago, you slandered me." "Indeed," answered the Lamb, "I was not born then." "By Hercules," said the Wolf, "then 'twas your father slandered me;" and so, snatching him up, he tore him to pieces, killing him unjustly.This Fable is applicable to those men who, under false pretences, oppress the innocent.Fable II.THE FROGS ASKING FOR A KING.When Athens was flourishing under just laws, liberty grown wanton embroiled the city, and license relaxed the reins of ancient discipline. Upon this, the partisans of factions conspiring, Pisistratus the Tyrant seized the citadel. When the Athenians were lamenting their sad servitude (not that he was cruel, but because every burden is grievous to those who are unused to it), and began to complain, �sop related a Fable to the following effect:-"The Frogs, roaming at large in their marshy fens, with loud clamour demanded of Jupiter a king, who, by his authority, might check their dissolute manners. The Father of the Gods smiled, and gave them a little Log, which, on being thrown among them startled the timorous race by the noise and sudden commotion in the bog. When it had lain for some time immersed in the mud, one of them by chance silently lifted his head above the water, and having taken a peep at the king, called up all the rest. Having got the better of their fears, vying with each other, they swim towards him, and the insolent mob leap upon the Log. After defiling it with every kind of insult, they sent to Jupiter, requesting another king, because the one that had been given them was useless. Upon this, he sent them a Water Snake, who with his sharp teeth began to gobble them up one after another. Helpless they strive in vain to escape death; terror deprives them of voice. By stealth, therefore, they send through Mercury a request to Jupiter, to succour them in their distress. Then said the God in reply: 'Since you would not be content with your good fortune, continue to endure your bad fortune.'""Do you also, O fellow-citizens," said �sop, "submit to the present evil, lest a greater one befall you."Fable III.THE VAIN JACKDAW AND THE PEACOCK.That one ought not to plume oneself on the merits which belong to another, but ought rather to pass his life in his own proper guise, �sop has given us this illustration:-A Jackdaw, swelling with empty pride, picked up some feathers which had fallen from a Peacock, and decked himself out therewith; upon which, despising his own kind, he mingled with a beauteous flock of Peacocks....
Download or read book Ph drus His Fables with English Notes By William Willymott written by and published by . This book was released on 1728 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Fables of sop and Others written by Aesop and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-09-15 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Fables of Æsop, and Others" (With Designs on Wood) by Aesop. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Download or read book The Biographical Treasury Third edition with a Supplement from the Accession of Queen Victoria to the present time written by Samuel MAUNDER and published by . This book was released on 1842 with total page 910 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Fables and Fabulists written by Thomas Newbigging and published by University Press of the Pacific. This book was released on 2005 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CONTENTS Definition of Fable Characteristics of Fables The Moral and Application of Fables Fabulists as Censors Lessons Taught by Fables AEsop Stories Related of sop The AEsopian Fables Ph]drus and Babrius The Fable in History and Myth Hindoo, Arabian, and Persian Fables --- Pilpay, Locman --- 'The Gesta Romanorum' Modern Fabulists: La Fontaine, Gay Modern Fabulists: Dodsley, Northcote Modern Fabulists: Lessing, Yriarte, Krilof Other and Occasional Fabulists Conclusion Index
Download or read book Aesop s Fables Deluxe Library Binding written by Aesop and published by Royal Classics. This book was released on 2020-11-22 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this collection of over three hundred fables, Aesop masterfully unravels the morals behind every action in human nature. Included are the favouries "The Shepherd-Boy and the Wolf," "The Tortoise and the Hare," and "The Dog and the Shadow." These time-honoured morals teach children that persuasion is better than force, slow but steady wins the race, and to look before you leap. A fable is often thought of as a story intended to help children learn wholesome values and how to behave within society at large. However, in ancient Greece, fables were used as a means of persuasion, as the moral of a fable can be delivered in an indirect manner. This helped philosophers such as Plato, Aristophanes, and Socrates argue controversial points without offending their audience.
Download or read book The Fables of Phaedrus written by G. H. Nall and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-10-26 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Fables of Phaedrus: Edited for the Use of Schools, With Introduction, Notes, and Vocabulary Nothing is known about the life of Phaedrus except what can be gathered from the scanty notices in his fables. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Complete Fables of La Fontaine written by Jean de La Fontaine and published by Arcade Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In this contemporary translation, Craig Hill has captured the liveliness, satiric wit, and poetic beauty that made Jean de La Fontaine famous during his lifetime and his Fables celebrated as a masterwork of world literature ever since." "Despite La Fontaine's deceptively modest claim that all he intended was to put the moral tales of Aesop and other ancient fabulists into poetry for the pleasure of Louis XIV's young son, his real accomplishment, as later generations have understood, was holding a mirror up to the society of his day and in the process fashioning a work that has become a classic." "Borrowing from a variety of sources, La Fontaine gave the hitherto mute animals in ancient fables the power of speech. Putting his characters on stage and endowing them with irresistibly witty dialogue, he portrayed with great humor the flaws and pretensions that still dog us. Backstabbing politicians, brainless nincompoops, charlatans, clueless heads of state, egomaniacs, empty-headed celebrities, foolish investors, gluttons, liars, penny pinchers, self-important blowhards, and wastrels - the targets of the poet's pen were legion and remain so today." "Craig Hill has given us a rare treat: both the irreverent spirit and the vivid poetry that have made La Fontaine's fables beloved through the ages, continuing to amuse and inspire centuries after they first appeared in print. Making this volume even more of a delight are a dozen scintillating illustrations by Edward Sorel."--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book Aesop s Fables Royal Collector s Edition Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket written by Aesop and published by Royal Classics. This book was released on 2021-01-19 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this collection of 300 fables, Aesop unravels the morals behind every action in human nature. Included are "The Shepherd-Boy and the Wolf," "The Tortoise and the Hare" and "The Dog and the Shadow."
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