FABLES OF JOHN GAY (SOMEWHAT ALTERED) . AFFECTIONATELY
DEDICATION.
The Flower and the Leaf.
Romaunt of the Rose.
Chaucer to his Booke.
CONTENTS. PAGE Dedication v Introduction 1 Lion, Tiger, and
GAY'S FABLES. INTRODUCTION. Remote from cities dwelt a swain,
TO HIS HIGHNESS WILLIAM DUKE OF CUMBERLAND.
FABLE I. Lion, Tiger, and Traveller.
FABLE II. The Spaniel and Chameleon.
FABLE III. Mother, Nurse, and Fairy.
FABLE IV. Jove's Eagle, and Murmuring Beasts.
FABLE V. Wild Boar and Ram.
FABLE VI. Miser and Plutus
FABLE VII. Lion, Fox, and Gander.
FABLE VIII. Lady and Wasp.
FABLE IX. The Bull and the Mastiff.
FABLE X. Elephant and Bookseller.
FABLE XI. The Turkey, Peacock, and Goose.
FABLE XII. Cupid, Hymen, and Plutus.
FABLE XIII. The Tamed Fawn.
FABLE XIV. The Monkey who had seen the World.
FABLE XV. Philosopher and Pheasant.
FABLE XVI. Pin and Needle.
FABLE XVII. Shepherd's Dog and Wolf.
FABLE XVIII. The Unsatisfactory Painter.
FABLE XIX. Lion and Cub.
FABLE XX. Old Hen and Young Cock.
FABLE XXI. The Ratcatcher and Cats.
FABLE XXII. The Shaven and Shorn Goat.
FABLE XXIII. Old Dame and Cats.
FABLE XXIV. Butterfly and Snail.
FABLE XXV. The Scold and Parrot.
FABLE XXVI. Cur and Mastiff.
FABLE XXVII. Sick Man and Angel.
FABLE XXVIII. The Persian, the Sun, and the Cloud.
FABLE XXIX. The Dying Fox.
FABLE XXX. The Setter and the Partridge.
FABLE XXXI. The Universal Apparition.
FABLE XXXII. The Owls and Sparrow.
FABLE XXXIII. Courtier and Proteus.
FABLE XXXIV. The Mastiff.
FABLE XXXV. Barleymow and Dunghill.
FABLE XXXVI. Pythagoras and Countryman.
FABLE XXXVII. Farmer's Wife and Raven.
FABLE XXXVIII. The Turkey and the Ant.
FABLE XXXIX. The Father and Jupiter.
FABLE XL. The Two Monkeys.
FABLE XLI. Owl and Farmer.
FABLE XLII. Juggler and Vice.
FABLE XLIII. Council of Horses.
FABLE XLIV. Hound and Huntsman.
FABLE XLV. Rose and Poet.
FABLE XLVI. Cur, Horse, and Shepherd's Dog.
FABLE XLVII. The Court of Death.
FABLE XLVIII. Florist and Pig.
FABLE XLIX. Man and Flea.
FABLE L. Hare and Many Friends.
FABLE LI. Dog and Fox. ( To a Lawyer. )
FABLE LII. Vulture, Sparrow, and Birds.
FABLE LIII. Ape and Poultry.
FABLE LIV. Ant in Office.
FABLE LV. The Bear in a Boat. ( To a Coxcomb. )
FABLE LVI. Squire and Cur. ( To a Country Gentleman. )
FABLE LVII. The Countryman and Jupiter. ( To myself. )
FABLE LVIII. Man, Cat, Dog, and Fly. ( To my Native Land. )
FABLE LIX. The Jackall, Leopard, and Beasts. ( To a Modern Politician. )
FABLE LX. The Degenerate Bees. ( To Dean Swift. )
FABLE LXI. The Pack-Horse and the Carrier. ( To a Young Nobleman. )
FABLE LXII. Pan and Fortune. ( To a Young Heir. )
FABLE LXIII. Plutus, Cupid, and Time.
FABLE LXIV. Owl, Swan, Cock, Spider, Ass, and Farmer. ( To a Mother. )
FABLE LXV. Cookmaid, Turnspit, and Ox. ( To a Poor Man. )
FABLE LXVI. The Raven, Sexton, and Worm. ( To Laura. )
The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse. AEsop, Babrius, Horace, Prior, and Pope.
The Magpie and her Brood. From the Tales of Bonaventura des
THE THREE WARNINGS: Mrs. Thrale.
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