Anecdote of King Henry IV. and his Son . Fable-The Crow and the Pitcher . Anecdote of Walter Scott and the Boy with a Button Fable - The Lion and the Bulls . : The Monkeys and their Dead Comrade Fable-The Hare and the Bramble The Roman Citadel saved by Geese.. Sir Peter Lely and the Rich Merchant Sir Richard Steele and the Workman . The Lawyer and his Ugly Daughter. Canute's Reproof to his Courtiers The Parrot which spoke Persian Anecdote of Alfred the Great . Anecdote of the Emperor Joseph II. . A Raven that Entertained the Chickens . Sir William Napier and the Little Girl The King of Persia and the Boy The Courtier and the Thieves . King Charles II. and the Suppliant for Offics Fable-The Lion and the Mouse . The Debtor and his Creditors . Sir John Jervis and the Decoy Vessels 33 PAGE The King who fancied his Minister was guilty of Exaggera- Fable—The Shepherd and his Dog . Fable-The Nightingale and the Hawk The Dispute between the Hunting Hawk and the Domestic Fable—The Kite and the Pigeons The Merchant and the Bad tempered Horse. The Deaf Man, the Blind Man, and the Whip The Porcupine, Chameleon, and Owl . The Judge and the Merchant's Property The Jackal who was elected King of the Animals Alexander Severus and his Soldiers . Invasion of England by the Danes Anecdote of a Crossing-Sweeper Fable—The Lark and her Young Ones The Poor Cobbler and the Fairies Fable—The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse The Charge of the Light Brigade Death of the Son of King Henry I. Conversation of the Vultures . The Chamois, and Chamois Hunting ................... · · · · · · · 99 169 INDIAN READER. MAXIM. Nature has given us two ears and only one mouth, in order that we may listen much and speak little.-ANON. MAXIM The good things which belong to prosperity are to be desired; but the good things which belong to adversity are to be admired.--SENECA. MAXjár. In taking revenge a man is but even with his enemy, but in passing it over he is superior.-Bacon. MAXIM. To show mercy to the wicked is injustice to the good, and to pardon oppressors is to wrong the oppressed. GULISTAN. 1 MAXIM. Envy is a fire which, when it flares up, burns everything whether moist or dry; and excessive jealousy so influences a man that he cannot see even what is for his own good.-FabLES OF BIDPAI. MAXIM. Our thoughts are our own whilst we keep them in our hearts, but when once we let them escape they are in the power of another, who may make use of them to our injury.-ANON. MAXIM. Speak in such wise between two enemies that, if they become friends, thou mayst not be ashamed.–GULISTAN. MAXIM. Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge ; it is thinking makes what we read ours. LOCKE. MAXIM. Two persons undergo useless trouble, and exert themselves to po purpose. One, he who amasses riches and does not enjoy them; the other, he who acquires knowledge and does not act according to it.—GULISTAN. MAXIM If we saw ourselves in the light in which others see us, or in which they would see us if they knew all, a reformation would generally be unavoidable. We could not other. wise endure the sight.-ADAM SMITH. |