Aesop's fables : a new version, chiefly from original sources (1882)
R. Clay, Sons, and Taylor. prt, Murray, John, Aesop, James, Thomas, 1809-1863, Tenniel, John, Sir, 1820-1914, Wolf, Joseph, 1820-1899, Whymper, Josiah Wood, 1813-1903 · London : John Murray · leaf 155
eing unwilling that the race of Eagles should bediminished, he advised the Beetle to come to an accommo-dation with the Eagle. As the Beetle would not agree tothis, Jupiter transferred the Eagles breeding to anotherseason, when there are no Beetles to be seen. No one can slight the laws of… … Fable 186.—THE LEOPARD AND THE FOX. A Leopard and a^Fox liad a contest which was the finercreature of the two. The Leopard put forward the beauty ofits numberless spots; but the Fox replied— It is better tohave a versatile mind than a variegated body. Fable 187.—THE WOLF AND THE LIOK One day a Wolf…
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