THE

FABLES OF JOHN GAY

ILLUSTRATED.

WITH AN ORIGINAL MEMOIR, INTRODUCTION,
AND ANNOTATIONS,

BY

OCTAVIUS FREIRE OWEN, M.A. F.S.A.

OF CHRIST CHURCH, OXFORD;

RECTOR OF BURSTOW, SURREY; TRANSLATOR OF THE ORGANON OF ARISTOTLE,

ETC. ETC.

WITH

ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIX DRAWINGS BY WILLIAM HARVEY,
ENGRAVED BY THE BROTHERS DALZIEL.

London:

GEORGE ROUTLEDGE & CO.

FARRINGDON STREET.

1854.

280.249.

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INTRODUCTION TO THE FABLES.-THE SHEPHERD AND THE PHILO-

SOPHER

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No.

1. To his Highness William, Duke of Cumberland.-THE LION, THE

TIGER, AND THE TRAVELLER.

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2. THE SPANIEL AND THE CHAMELEON

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3. THE MOTHER, THE NURSE, AND THE FAIRY

4. THE EAGLE AND THE ASSEMBLY OF ANIMALS

5. THE WILD BOAR AND THE RAM

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11. THE PEACOCK, THE TURKEY, AND THE GOOSE

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