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... nature , and expressed in his own native tongue with a felicity which makes the translator feel that all his labours are but vanity and vexation of spirit . But it is not the purpose of this brief Preface to criticize the Fables . It is ...
... nature , and expressed in his own native tongue with a felicity which makes the translator feel that all his labours are but vanity and vexation of spirit . But it is not the purpose of this brief Preface to criticize the Fables . It is ...
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... natures use the gift of speech ; Yea , in my work , the very fishes preach , And to our human selves their sermons suit ... nature's beams ; And if to please thee shall not be my pride , I'll gain at least the praise of having tried . 1 ...
... natures use the gift of speech ; Yea , in my work , the very fishes preach , And to our human selves their sermons suit ... nature's beams ; And if to please thee shall not be my pride , I'll gain at least the praise of having tried . 1 ...
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... nature's wane in art a cure . These dames , amidst their joking and caressing The man they long'd to wed , Would sometimes set themselves to dressing His party - colour'd head . Each aiming to assimilate Her lover to her own estate ...
... nature's wane in art a cure . These dames , amidst their joking and caressing The man they long'd to wed , Would sometimes set themselves to dressing His party - colour'd head . Each aiming to assimilate Her lover to her own estate ...
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... nature been , my humble friend , With weakness aye obliged to bend . The smallest bird that flits in air Is quite too much for you to bear ; The slightest wind that wreathes the lake Your ever - trembling head doth shake . The while ...
... nature been , my humble friend , With weakness aye obliged to bend . The smallest bird that flits in air Is quite too much for you to bear ; The slightest wind that wreathes the lake Your ever - trembling head doth shake . The while ...
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... Nature seems unjust . ' Then modestly replied the reed : ' Your pity , sir , is kind indeed , But wholly needless for my sake . The wildest wind that ever blew Is safe to me compared with you . I bend , indeed , but never break . Thus ...
... Nature seems unjust . ' Then modestly replied the reed : ' Your pity , sir , is kind indeed , But wholly needless for my sake . The wildest wind that ever blew Is safe to me compared with you . I bend , indeed , but never break . Thus ...
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