GAY'S

FABLES AND OTHER POEMS.

COTTON'S

VISIONS IN VERSE.

MOORE'S

FABLES FOR THE FEMALE SEX.

WITH

SKETCHES OF THE AUTHORS' LIVES.

LONDON:

PRINTED BY J. F. DOVE;

And Sold by all the

BOOKSELLERS in ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, and IRELAND.

1826.

CONTENTS.

Fable

GAY'S FABLES AND POEMS.

PART I.

The Shepherd and the Philosopher

1. The Lion, Tiger, and Traveller

2. The Spaniel and the Chameleon

3. The Mother, the Nurse, and the Fairy

4. The Eagle and the Assembly of Animals

5. The Wild Boar and the Ram

6. The Miser and Plutus

7. The Lion, the Fox, and the Geese

8. The Lady and the Wasp

9. The Bull and the Mastiff

10. The Elephant and the Bookseller

11. The Peacock, Turkey, and Goose

12. Cupid, Hymen, and Plutus

13. The tame Stag

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14. The Monkey who had seen the World

15. The Philosopher and the Pheasants

16. The Pin and the Needle

17. The Shepherd's Dog and the Wolf

18. The Painter who pleased nobody and every

22. The Goat without a Beard

23. The Old Woman and her Cats

24. The Butterfly and the Snail

25. The Scold and the Parrot

26. The Cur and the Mastiff

27. The Sick Man and the Angel

28. The Persian, the Sun, and the Cloud

29. The Fox at the point of Death

30. The Setting Dog and the Partridge

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31. The Universal Apparition

32. The two Owls and the Sparrow

33. The Courtier and Proteus

34. The Mastiff

35. The Barley-mow, and the Dunghill

36. Pythagoras and the Countryman

37. The Farmer's Wife and the Raven

38. The Turkey and the Ant

39. The Father and Jupiter

40. The two Monkeys

41. The Owl and the Farmer

42. The Jugglers

43. The Council of Horses

44. The Hound and the Huntsman

45. The Poet and the Rose

46. The Cur, Horse, and Shepherd's Dog

47. The Court of Death

48. The Gardener and the Hog

49. The Man and the Flea

50. The Hare and many Friends

PART II.

1. The Dog and the Fox

2. The Vulture, Sparrow, and other Birds

3. The Baboon and the Poultry

4. The Ant in Office

5. The Bear in a Boat

6. The 'Squire and his Cur

7. The Countryman and Jupiter

8. The Man, Cat, Dog, and Fly

9. The Jackal, Leopard, and other Beasts

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10. The degenerate Bees

11. The Pack Horse and the Carrier

12. Pan and Fortune

13. Plutus, Cupid, and Time

14. The Owl, Swan, Cock, Spider, Ass, and

Farmer

15. The Cookmaid, Turnspit, and Ox

16. The Ravens, Sexton, and Earthworm.

17. Ay and No