La Fontaine's Fables: Now First Translated from the French...G. Doyen, 1806 |
Contents
The Spider and the Swallow 17 | 17 |
The Fishes and the Shepherd playing on his flute 25 | 25 |
The two Adventurers and the Talisman 32 | 32 |
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Common terms and phrases
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