The Talking Beasts_ A Book of Fable Wisdom - Nora Archibald Smith

Since all their deaths caused no such grievous riot, While mothers died of grief beneath your fi ...

Familiar since they saw the light, Mere habit kept their friendship good; ...

But comforters are not so sent: On duty sad full long intent, When Heaven pleased, they went: ...

But awkwardness grew less and less, Till perseverance gave success. His educa ...

But bitter indeed was her regret; For the wretch, his axe new-helved and whet, Did nought but his benefactress ...

"Alas! that man should never be aware Of what may be the meaning of his prayer! To ca ...

But make clean conscience in the matter. For me, my appetite has play'd the glutton Too much and ofte ...

And add to these the devil too, All tempted me the deed to do. I browsed the bigness of ...

While in his cruel way, The pirate plucked his prey, Upon himself the net was sprung. ...

Swelled out his pursy form With all the stuff for storm— The thunder, hail, and drenchin ...

The Stag, a thankless wretch and vile, Began to browse his benefactress o'er. The hunt ...

That has more charms than you? No animal in everything can shine. By just partition of our gift ...

And as she flapped her vasty wings to fly, Struck down our orator and stilled him— The wo ...

Poor Jupiter in silence heard The uproar of his favourite bird. Befo ...

FABLES FROM THE SPANISH OF CARLOS YRIARTE* "As the impressions made upon a new vessel are not easily to be ef ...

The Cuckoo answered, "if I find Your comb has little to my mind? Look at the cells—through every ...

And, taking fearlessly a bound, He tumbled headlong on the ground, With compound fracture of t ...

Those ups and downs and leaps and swinging— And other feats more wondrous far, Pray tell me, o ...

With some confusion, Bruin heard Such praises by a Pig conferred; He communed with himself a ...

The Duck and the Serpent A self-conceited Duck, one day, Was waddling from her pond away: "What o ...