Ashton, John, b. 1834 · London, Chatto and Windus · leaf 490
A Fox and Snake meeting, she began to entertain the Foxwith a long story concerning the beauties and colours of herskin. The Fox, weary of the discourse, interrupted her, andsaid, The beauties of the mind were better than those of apainted outside. yEsops Fables. Fable 9.The Chough and Swalt-ow. 469 … The Chough and the Swallow fell into a warm dispute aboutbeauty, and the Swallow insisted mightily on hers, and claimedthe advantage. Nay says the Chough, you forget that yourbeauty decays with the Spring, whereas mine lasts all the year. Fable 10.A Father and his Sons.
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