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The children's book; a collection of the best and most famous stories and poems in the English language (1910)

Scudder, Horace Elisha, 1838-1902 · Boston, Houghton, Mifflin and company · leaf 22

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lain the Stag was not to be caught, but out-stripped the Lion; but when they came to awooded tract the Stags horns became tangled inthe branches of trees, and not being able to run. The fable teaches this, that in like manner, menoften think they have something fine, and getcaught by it unawares;… … wagon along a miry lane, his wheels stuck so deepin the clay that the horses came to a standstill.Upon this, the man, without making the least 8 THE BOOK OF FABLES. effort of his own, began to call upon Hercules tocomeand help him out of his trouble. But Her-cules bade him lay his shoulder to the…

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