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Poems, Fables, and Plays

By Edward Moore

Moore, Edward (1712-1757)

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FABLES FOR THE LADIES.

I.

FABLE I. The EAGLE, and the Assembly of Birds.

II.

FABLE II. The PANTHER, the HORSE, and other Beasts.

III.

FABLE III. The NIGHTINGALE, and GLOW-WORM.

IV.

FABLE IV. HYMEN, and DEATH.

V.

FABLE V. The POET, and his PATRON.

IV.

FABLE VI. The WOLF, the SHEEP, and the LAMB.

VII.

FABLE VII. The GOOSE, and the SWANS.

VIII.

FABLE VIII. The LAWYER, and JUSTICE.

IX.

FABLE IX. The FARMER, the SPANIEL, and the CAT.

X.

FABLE X. The SPIDER, and the BEE.

XI.

FABLE XI. The YOUNG LION, and the APE.

XII.

FABLE XII. The COLT, and the FARMER.

XIII.

FABLE XIII. The OWL, and the NIGHTINGALE.

FABLE XIV. The SPARROW, and the DOVE.

XV.

FABLE XV. The FEMALE SEDUCERS.

XVI.

FABLE XVI. LOVE, and VANITY.

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To His Grace THOMAS HOLLES, Duke of NEWCASTLE.