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TALES.
Answer to the Sompner's Prologue of Chaucer, in :
Imitation of Chaucer's Style,

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Work for a Cooper.

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The Equivocation.

A True Story of an Apparition.

The Mad Dog.

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The Quidnuncki's, occafioned by the Death of the

Duke Regent of France.

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FABLES. PART I.

Introduction. The Shepherd and the Philosopher. 25

I. To his Highness William Duke of Cumber-

land. The Lion, the Tiger, and the

Traveller.

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II. The Spaniel and the Camelion.

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III. The Mother, the Nurse, and the Fairy. 33

IV. The Eagle and the Assembly of Animals. 35

V. The Wild Boar and the Ram.

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VI. The Miser and Plutus.

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VII. The Lion, the Fox, and the Geese.

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VIII. The Lady and the Wasp.

IX. The Bull and the Mastiff.

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X. The Elephant and the Bookseller.

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XI. The Peacock, the Turkey, and the Goose. 47

XII. Cupid, Hymen, and Plutus.

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XIII. The Tame Stag.

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XIV. The Monkey who had seen the World.

XV. The Philosopher and the Pheasants.

XVI. The Pin and the Needle.

XVII. The Shepherd's Dog and the Wolf.

XVIII. The Painter who pleafed nobody and

every body.

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XIX. The Lion and the Cub.

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XX. The old Hen and the Cock.

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XXI. The Rat-catcher and Cats.

XXII. The Goat without a Beard.

"XXIII. The Old Woman and her Cats.

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XXIV. The Butterfly and the Snail.

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*XXV. The Scold and the Parrot.

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XXVI. The Cur and the Mastiff.

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XXVII. The Sick Man and the Angél.

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XXVIII. The Persian, the Sun, and the Cloud.

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XXIX. The Fox at the Point of Death.

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XXX. The Setting Dog and the Partridge. 81

XXXI. The Universal Apparition.

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XXXII. The two Owls and the Sparrow.

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XXXIII. The Courtier and Proteus.

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XXXIV. The Mastiffs.

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"XXV. The Barley-Mow and the Dunghill. 90

VI. Pythagoras and the Countryman. 91

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XXXVII. The Farmer's Wife and the Raven.
XXXVIII. The Turkey and the Ant.
XXXIX. The Father and Jupiter.
XL. The Two Monkeys.

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XLI. The Owl and the Farmer.
XLII. The Jugglers.
XLIII. The Council of Horses,

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XLIV. The Hound and the Huntsman.

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XLV. The Poet and the Rose.

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XLVI. The Cur, the Horse, and the Shepherd's
Dog.

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XLVII. The Court of Death.
XLVIII. The Gardener and the Hog.
XLIX. The Man and the Flea.
L. The Hare and many Friends.

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PART II.
I. The Dog and the Fox,

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II. The Vulture, the Sparrow, and other Birds.
To a Friend in the Country.

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III. The Baboon and the Poultry.

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IV. The Ant in Office. To a Friend.

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V. The Bear in a Boat.' To a Coxcomb.

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VI. The Squire and his Cur.

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VII. The Countryman and Jupiter. To Myself. 148
VIII. The Man, the Cat, the Dog, and the Fly.
To my native Country.

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IX. The Jackall, Leopard, and other Beasts. To
a modern Politician.

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X, The Degenerate Bees.

To the Rev. Dr.
Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's.

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XI. The Pack-horse and the Carrier. To a

young Nobleman.

XII. Pan and Fortune. To a young Heir. 170

XIII. Plutus, Cupid, and Time.

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XIV. The Owl, the Swan, the Cock, the Spider,

the Ass, and the Farmer. To a Mother, 180

XV. The Cook-maid, the Turnspit, and the

Ox. To a poor Man.

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XVI. The Raven, the Sexton, and the Earth-

To Laura.

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worm.

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Aye and No. A Fable.

Duke upon Duke; an excellent new Ballad.

Dione ; a Pastoral Tragedy.

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