Vulgar words in Fables of John Gay - (Somewhat Altered) (Page 1)
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PAGE DEDICATION v Introduction 1 Lion, Tiger, and Traveller 4 Spaniel and Chameleon 6 Mother, Nurse, and Fairy 7 Jove's Eagle, and Murmuring Beasts 9 Wild Boar and Ram 10 Miser and Plutus 11 Lion, Fox, and Gander 12 Lady and Wasp 14 Bull and Mastiff 15 Elephant and Bookseller 16 Turkey, Peacock, and Goose 18 Cupid, Hymen, and Plutus 20 The Tamed Fawn 21 Monkey who had seen the World 22 Philosopher and Pheasant 24 Pin and Needle 25 Shepherd's Dog and Wolf 26 The Unsatisfactory Painter 27 Lion and Cub 29 Old Hen and Young Cock 30 Ratcatcher and Cats 31 Goat without a Beard 33 Old Woman and her Cats 34 Butterfly and Snail 36 Scold and Parrot 37 Cur and Mastiff 38 Sick Man and the Angel 39 Persian, Sun, and Cloud 41 Fox at the point of Death 42 Setting Dog and Partridge 43 Universal Apparition 44 Owls and Sparrow 46 Courtier and Proteus 47 Mastiff 49 Barley Mow and Dunghill 50 Pythagoras and Countryman 51 Farmer's Dame and Raven 52 Turkey and Ant 54 Father and Jupiter 55 Two Monkeys 56 Owl and Farmer 58 Juggler and Vice 59 Council of Horses 61 Hound and Huntsman 63 Poet and the Rose 64 Cur, Horse, and Shepherd's Dog 66 Court of Death 67 Florist and Pig 68 Man and Flea 69 Hare and many Friends 71 Dog and Fox 72 Vulture, Sparrow, and Birds 75 Ape and Poultry 78 Ant in Office 81 Bear in a Boat 85 Squire and Cur 88 Countryman and Jupiter 91 Man, Cat, Dog, and Fly 95 Jackall, Leopard, and Beasts 98 Degenerate Bees 101 Packhorse and Carrier 104 Pan and Fortune 107 Plutus, Cupid, and Time 109 Owl, Swan, Cock, Spider, Ass, and Farmer 113 Cookmaid, Turnspit, and Ox 117 Raven, Sexton, and Earthworm 120 Town Mouse and Country Mouse 124 Magpie and Brood 126 The Three Warnings 129 POSTSCRIPT 131 GAY'S FABLES.
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Nay, e'en with blockheads pass the night; If such can read, to such I write.
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A lion cub of sordid mind Avoided all the lion-kind, And, greedy of applause, sought feasts With asses and ignoble beasts; There, as their president appears, An ass in every point, but ears.
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The clown, who heard Pythagoras, Waxed in a rage, called him an ass; Said man was lord of all creation.
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"You stupid blockhead!" said the carrier; "'Twixt you and us there is no barrier.
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We give your ancestors their due, But any ass is good as you.
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As you are asinine and crass, So do we treat you--as an ass."
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OWL, SWAN, COCK, SPIDER, ASS, AND FARMER.
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"You blockhead!" said an honest farmer, Who grew with indignation warmer, "You are an owl: and are as blind, As parents, to the youthful mind.
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The spider plied the weaver's art; And for the donkey, dull and crass, You should have let him be an ass."