From The Fables of Babrius, in Two Parts, translated into English Verse from the text of Sir G. C. Lewis, by the Rev. John Davies, M.A., London: Lockwood & Co.,1860; pp. xxv to xxxii.
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THE FABLES OF BABRIUS,
IN TWO PARTS.
Translated into English verse from the text of Sir G. C. Lewis.
BY THE
REV. JOHN DAVIES, M.A.
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II. The Husbandman who had lost his Mattock 6
III. The Goatherd and the She Goat 7
IV. The Fisherman and the Fish 8
VI. The Fisherman and the Little Fish 9
VIII. The Arab and the Camel 11
X. The Female Slave and Venus 13
XII. The Nightingale and the Swallow 15
XIII. The Husbandman and the Stork 16
XV. The Athenian and the Theban 18
XVI. The Wolf and the Nurse 19
XVIII. The North Wind and the Sun 20
XIX. The Fox and the Grapes 21
XX. The Carter and Hercules 22
XXI. The Oxen and the Butchers 23
XXII. The Grizzled Man and his Two Sweethearts 24
XXIII. The Drover that lost a Bull 25
XXIV. The Marriage of the Sun 26
XXV. The Hares and the Frogs 27
XXVI. The Farmer and the Cranes 28
XXVIII. The Ox and the Toad 29
XXX. The Sculptor and Mercury 31
XXXIII. The Farmer and the Starlings 33
XXXIV. The Boy eating the Entrails 35
XXXVI. The Oak and the Reed 36
XXXVII. The Heifer and the Bull 37
XXXIX. The Dolphin and the Crab 39
XLIII. The Stag and the Hunters 40
XLIV. The Bulls and the Lion 42
XLV. The Goatherd and the Goats 42
XLVII. The Old Farmer and his Sons 44
XLIX. The Workman and Fortune 45
L. The Fox and the Woodcutter 46
LI. The Widow and the Sheep 47
LII. The Driver and the Waggon 48
LVI. Jupiter and the Monkey 50
LVII. Mercury’s Wagon and the Arabs 51
LIX. Jupiter, Neptune, Minerva, and Momus 52
LX. The Mouse that fell into the Pot 54
LXI. The Hunter and the Fisherman 54
LXIV. The Fir-tree and the Bramble 57
LXV. The Crane and the Peacock 58
LXVI. The Man with Two Wallets 58
LXVII. The Wild Ass and the Lion 59
LXIX. The Hare and the Hound 61
LXX. The Marriages of the Gods 61
LXXI. The Husbandman and the Sea 62
LXXII. The Birds and the Jackdaw 63
LXXIV. The Man, the Horse, the Ox, and the Dog 65
LXXV. The Unskilful Physician 66
LXXVI. The Knight and his Charger 67
LXXVII. The Fox and the Crow 68
LXXIX. The Dog and the Shadow 70
LXXXI. The Fox and the Monkey 71
LXXXII. The Lion and the Fox 71
LXXXIII. The Horse and the Groom 72
LXXXIV. The Gnat and the Bull 73
LXXXV. The Dogs and the Wolves 73
LXXXVII. The Dog and the Hare 76
LXXXVIII. The Lark and its Young 76
LXXXIX. The Wolf and the Lamb 78
XCIII. The Wolves and the Sheep 81
XCIV. The Wolf and the Heron 82
XCVI. The Wolf and the Young Ram 88
XCVII. The Lion and the Bull 88
CII. The Lion ruling justly 92
CIII. The Sick Lion and the Wild Beasts 93
CIV. The Dog bearing the Bell 95
CVII. The Lion and the Mouse 98
CVIII. The Country Mouse and Town Mouse 99
CIX. The Crab and its Mother 101
CX. The Dog and his Master 101
CXI. The Ass carrying Salt 102
CXII. The Mouse and the Bull 103
CXIII. The Shepherd and the Dog 104
CXV. The Tortoise and the Eagle 105
CXVI. The Husband and the Gallant 106
CXVII. The Man and Mercury 107
CXVIII. The Swallow that dwelt near the Judges 108
CXIX. The Image of Mercury 109
CXXII. The Ass and the Wolf 111
CXXIII. The Hen that laid Golden Eggs 112
CXXIV. The Traveller and Truth 113
CXXV. The Ass and the Lap-dog 114
CXXVII. The Fowler, Partridge, and Cock 116
CXXVIII. Jupiter the Judge 118
CXXIX. The Ant and the Grasshopper 119
Fragment 1. The Sheep and the Shepherd 120
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II. The Lark burying its Father 124
VII. The Swan and the Goose 128
IX. The Frogs asking a King 130
X. The Archer and the Eagle 132
XI. The Oxen and the Wagon 133
XIII. The Vagrant Priests of Cybele 134
XIV. The Husbandman and the Eagle 136
XV. The Husbandman and Fortune 137
XVI. The Woman and her Maidservants 138
XVIII. The Old Woman and the Doctor 140
XX. The Dragon and the Eagle 143
XXI. The Bees and the Shepherd 144
XXII. The Shipwreck’d Man and the Sea 145
XXIII. The Fox and the Monkey 146
XXIV. Jupiter, Prometheus, Pallas, and Momus 148
XXVII. Hercules and Plutus 150
XXVIII. The Apple-tree, Pomegranate, and Bramble 151
XXIX. The Travellers and the Crow 152
XXX. The Kite and the Snake 153
XXXII. The Lion and the Goat 156
XXXIII. The Crow and the Swan 157
XXXIV. The Dog and the Cockle 158
XXXV. The Bull, the Lioness, and the Wild Boar 158
XXXVI. The Gnat and the Lion 159
XXXVII. The Swallow and the Crow 160
XXXVIII. The Gull and the Kite 161
XXXIX. The Horse and the Stag 162
XL. The Lion, the Wolf, and the Fox 163
XLI. The Lion, Prometheus, and the Elephant 165
XLII. The Peacocks and the Crane 167
XLIII. The Wolf and the Ass 168
XLIV. The Wolf and the Lion 169
XLV. The Wolf and the Sheep 170
XLVI. The Jackdaw and the Crows 171
XLVIII. The Moon and its Mother 172
XLIX. The Mouse and the Frog 173
L. The Spendthrift and the Swallow 174
LIII. The Sheep and the Dog (See I. Fragment I.) 175
LVI. The Ass wearing the Lion’s Skin 178
LVII. An Ass carrying an Image 179
LVIII. The Birdcatcher and the Lark 180
LIX. The Tail and Members of a Serpent 181
LX. The Farmer and the Serpent 182
LXI. The Boy hunting Locusts 183
LXII. The Young Thief and his Mother 184
LXIV. Prometheus and Mankind 186
LXVI. The Man and the Partridge 188
LXVII. The Bat and the Cat 189
LXVIII. The Tortoise and the Hare 190
LXIX. The Rose and the Amaranth 191
LXX. The Shepherd and the Wolf 192
LXXI. The Olive and the Fig-tree 194
LXXII. The Pard and the Fox 195
LXXIII. The Fox and the Hedgehog 195
LXXIV. The Sow and the Bitch 197
LXXV. The Sow and the Bitch 197
LXXVII. The Camel and Jupiter 200
LXXVIII. The Dancing Monkeys 200
LXXIX. The Fox and the Goat 201
LXXX. The Bees and Jupiter 203
LXXXI. The Son and the Father 204
LXXXII. The Wild Boar and the Fox 205
LXXXIII. The Lioness and the Beasts 206
LXXXV. The Crane and the Fox 208
LXXXVI. The Husbandman and the Lice 209
LXXXVII. The Brazier and his Dog 210
LXXXVIII. The Husbandman and the Viper 211
XC. The Swallows and the Swans 213
XCII. The Flea and the Wrestler 217
XCIII. The Flea and the Man 218