The complete fabulist [ecco] [T127912]
- DMI number:
- 1318
- Publication Date:
- 1780
- Volume Number:
- 1 of 1
- ESTC number:
- T127912
- EEBO/ECCO link:
- CW124572637
- Shelfmark:
- ECCO - BL
- Full Title:
- THE | COMPLETE FABULIST: | OR, A | [i]CHOICE COLLECTION[/i] | OF | MORAL and ENTERTAINING | FABLES, | In PROSE and VERSE, | From the Best AUTHORS, | ANCIENT and MODERN. | Designed from the Instruction of both Sexes, | AS WELL AS | The USE of ENGLISH SCHOOLS. | Containing 240 Fables, which are nearly as many more than have | appeared in any Book on the Subject extant, at the Price. | [rule] | [epigraph] | [rule] | By G. GREY, | Author of the EPITOME of the [i]History[/i] of [i]England[/i]. | [double rule] | [i]NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE:[/i] | PRINTED for THO. SLACK. | M.DCC.LXXX.
- Epigraph:
- [i]Here all Mankind may view the Moral Glass, | And laugh at Folly's Offspring as they pass; | By Proxy cur'd, may here grow cheaply wise, | And their own Faults, in others stamp'd, despise.[/i]
- Place of Publication:
- London
- Genres:
- Collection of fables
- Format:
- Duodecimo
- Comments:
- Contents: prose p. 1-107; verse fables by Gay pp. 109-239; verse fables by Moore pp. 240-262; miscellaneous fables pp. 263-274; prose conclusion pp. 275-276.
- Other matter:
- Prefatory matter: Preface pp. [iii]-vi; Contents pp. xii; Advertisement p. xii.
- Title:
- The complete fabulist [ecco] [T162293]
- Publication Date:
- 1782
- ESTC No:
- T162293
- Volume:
- 1 of 1
- Relationship:
- Another Edition of
- Comments:
- Author:
- Gilbert Grey
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Publisher:
- Thomas Slack
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- First Line:
- Remote from cities lived a swain
- Page No:
- pp.109-111
- Poem Title:
- I. The Shepherd and the Philosopher.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- Accept young prince the moral lay
- Page No:
- pp.112-114
- Poem Title:
- To his Highness William, Duke of Cumberland. II. The Lion, the Tiger, and the Traveller.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- A spaniel bred with all the care
- Page No:
- pp.114-115
- Poem Title:
- III. The Spaniel and the Camelion.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- Give me a son the blessing sent
- Page No:
- pp.115-116
- Poem Title:
- IV. The Mother, the Nurse, and the Fairy.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- As Jupiter's all seeing eye
- Page No:
- pp.116-117
- Poem Title:
- V. The Eagle and the Assembly of Animals.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- Against an elm a sheep was tied
- Page No:
- p.118
- Poem Title:
- VI. The Wild Boar and the Ram.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- The wind was high the window shakes
- Page No:
- pp.118-120
- Poem Title:
- VII. The Miser and Plutus.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- A lion tired with state affairs
- Page No:
- pp.120-121
- Poem Title:
- VIII. The Lion, the Fox, and the Geese.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- What whispers must the beauty bear
- Page No:
- pp.121-122
- Poem Title:
- IX. The Lady and the Wasp.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- Seek you to train your favourite boy
- Page No:
- p.123
- Poem Title:
- X. The Bull and the Mastiff.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- The man who with undaunted toils
- Page No:
- pp.124-126
- Poem Title:
- XI. The Elephant and the Bookseller.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- In beauty faults conspicuous grow
- Page No:
- pp.126-127
- Poem Title:
- XII. The Peacock, the Turkey, and the Goose.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- As Cupid in Cythera's grove
- Page No:
- pp.127-128
- Poem Title:
- XIII. Cupid, Hymen, and Plutus.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- As a young stag a thicket past
- Page No:
- pp.128-129
- Poem Title:
- XIV. The Tame Stag.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- A monkey to reform the times
- Page No:
- pp.129-131
- Poem Title:
- XV. The Monkey who had seen the World.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- The sage awaked at early day
- Page No:
- pp.131-132
- Poem Title:
- XVI. The Philosopher and the Pheasants.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- A pin who long had served a beauty
- Page No:
- pp.133-134
- Poem Title:
- XVII. The Pin and the Needle.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- A wolf with hunger fierce and bold
- Page No:
- pp.134-135
- Poem Title:
- XVIII. The Shepherd's Dog and the Wolf.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- Lest men suspect the tale untrue
- Page No:
- pp.135-137
- Poem Title:
- XIX. The Painter, who pleased No Body and Every Body.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- How fond are men of rule and place
- Page No:
- pp.137-138
- Poem Title:
- XX. The Lion and the Cub.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- Restrain your child you'll soon believe
- Page No:
- pp.138-139
- Poem Title:
- XXI. The Old Hen and the Cock.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- The rats by night such mischief did
- Page No:
- pp.139-141
- Poem Title:
- XXII. The Rat-Catcher and Cats.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- Tis certain that the modish passions
- Page No:
- pp.141-142
- Poem Title:
- XXIII. The Goat without a Beard.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- Who friendship with a knave hath made
- Page No:
- pp.143-144
- Poem Title:
- XXIV. The Old Woman and her Cats.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- All upstarts insolent in place
- Page No:
- pp.144-145
- Poem Title:
- XXV. The Butterfly and the Snail.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- The husband thus reproved his wife
- Page No:
- pp.145-146
- Poem Title:
- XXVI. The Scold and the Parrot.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- A sneaking cur the master's spy
- Page No:
- pp.146-147
- Poem Title:
- XXVII. The Cur and the Mastiff.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- Is there no hope the sick man said
- Page No:
- pp.147-149
- Poem Title:
- XXVIII. The Sick Man and the Angel.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- Is there a bard whom genius fires
- Page No:
- pp.149-150
- Poem Title:
- XXIX. The Persian, the Cloud, the Sun.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- A fox in life's extreme decay
- Page No:
- pp.150-151
- Poem Title:
- XXX. The Fox at the Point of Death.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- The ranging dog the stubble tries
- Page No:
- pp.151-152
- Poem Title:
- XXXI. The Setting-Dog and the Partridge.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- A rake by every passion ruled
- Page No:
- pp.152-154
- Poem Title:
- XXXII. The Universal Apparition.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- Two formal owls together sat
- Page No:
- pp.154-155
- Poem Title:
- XXXIII. The Two Owls and the Sparrow.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- Whenever a courtier's out of place
- Page No:
- pp.155-157
- Poem Title:
- XXXIV. The Courtier and Proteus.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- Those who in quarrels interpose
- Page No:
- pp.157-158
- Poem Title:
- XXXV. The Mastiffs.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- How many saucy airs we meet
- Page No:
- pp.158-159
- Poem Title:
- XXXVI. The Barley-Mow and the Dunghill.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- Pythagoras rose at early dawn
- Page No:
- pp.159-160
- Poem Title:
- XXXVII. Pythagoras and the Countryman.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- Why are those tears why droops your head
- Page No:
- pp.160-161
- Poem Title:
- XXXVIII. The Farmer's Wife and the Raven.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- In other men we faults can spy
- Page No:
- p.162
- Poem Title:
- XXXIX. The Turkey and the Ant.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- The man to Jove his suit preferred
- Page No:
- pp.162-164
- Poem Title:
- XL. The Father and Jupiter.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- The learned full of inward pride
- Page No:
- pp.164-165
- Poem Title:
- XLI. The Two Monkeys.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- An owl of grave deport and mien
- Page No:
- pp.166-167
- Poem Title:
- XLII. The Owl and the Farmer.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- A juggler long through all the town
- Page No:
- pp.167-169
- Poem Title:
- XLIII. The Jugglers.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- Upon a time a neighing steed
- Page No:
- pp.169-170
- Poem Title:
- XLIV. The Council of Horses.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- Impertinence at first is born
- Page No:
- p.171
- Poem Title:
- XLV. The Hound and the Huntsman.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- I hate the man who builds his name
- Page No:
- pp.172-173
- Poem Title:
- XLVI. The Poet and the Rose.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- The lad of all sufficient merit
- Page No:
- pp.173-174
- Poem Title:
- XLVII. The Cur, the Horse, and the Shepherd's Dog.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- Death on a solemn night of state
- Page No:
- pp.174-175
- Poem Title:
- XLVIII. The Court of Death.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- A gardener of a peculiar taste
- Page No:
- pp.176-177
- Poem Title:
- XLIX. The Gardener and the Hog.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- Whether on earth in air or main
- Page No:
- pp.177-178
- Poem Title:
- L. The Man and the Flea.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- Friendship like love is but a name
- Page No:
- pp.178-180
- Poem Title:
- LI. The Hare and many Friends.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- I know you lawyers can with ease
- Page No:
- pp.180-183
- Poem Title:
- LII. The Dog and the Fox. To a Lawyer.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- Ere I begin I must premise
- Page No:
- pp.183-186
- Poem Title:
- LIII. The Vulture, the Sparrow, and the other Birds. To a Friend in the Country.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- We frequently misplace esteem
- Page No:
- pp.186-190
- Poem Title:
- LV. The Baboon and the Poultry. To a Levee-Hunter.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- You tell me that you apprehend
- Page No:
- pp.190-194
- Poem Title:
- LV. The Ant in Office. To a Friend.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- That man must daily wiser grow
- Page No:
- pp.194-197
- Poem Title:
- LVI. The Bear in a Boat. To a Coxcomb.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- The man of pure and simple heart
- Page No:
- pp.198-202
- Poem Title:
- LVII. The Squire and his Cur. To a Country Gentleman.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- Have you a friend look round and spy
- Page No:
- pp.202-206
- Poem Title:
- LVIII. The Countryman and Jupiter. To Myself.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- Hail happy land whose fertile grounds
- Page No:
- pp.206-210
- Poem Title:
- LIX. The Man, the Cat, the Dog, and the Fly. To my Native Country.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- I grant corruption sways mankind
- Page No:
- pp.211-214
- Poem Title:
- LX. The Jackall, Leopard, and other Beasts. To a Modern Politician.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- Though courts the practice disallow
- Page No:
- pp.214-217
- Poem Title:
- LXI. The Degenerate Bees. To the Rev. Dr. Swift, Dean of St Patrick's.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- Begin my lord in early youth
- Page No:
- pp.217-219
- Poem Title:
- LXI. The Packhorse and the Carrier. To a Young Nobleman.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- Soon as your father's death was known
- Page No:
- pp.220-223
- Poem Title:
- LXII. Pan and Fortune. To a Young Heir.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- Of all the burdens man must bear
- Page No:
- pp.223-228
- Poem Title:
- LXIII. Cupid, Plutus, and Time.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- Conversing with your sprightly boys
- Page No:
- pp.228-232
- Poem Title:
- LXIV. The Owl, the Swan, the Cock, the Spider, the Ass, and the Farmer. To a Mother.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- Consider man in every sphere
- Page No:
- pp.232-235
- Poem Title:
- LXV. The Cook-Maid, the Turnspit, and the Ox. To a Poor Man.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- Laura methinks you're over nice
- Page No:
- pp.235-239
- Poem Title:
- LXVI. The Ravens, the Sexton, and the Earthworm. To Laura.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables by Mr. John Gay'.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- The prudent nymph whose cheeks disclose
- Page No:
- pp.240-241
- Poem Title:
- LXVII. The Nightingale and Glow-Worm.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables From Edward Moore'.
- Attributed To:
- Edward Moore
- First Line:
- Sixteen d' ye say nay then tis time
- Page No:
- pp.241-242
- Poem Title:
- LXVIII. Hymen and Death.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables From Edward Moore'.
- Attributed To:
- Edward Moore
- First Line:
- Why Celia is your spreading waist
- Page No:
- pp.242-244
- Poem Title:
- LXIX. The Poet and his Patron.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables From Edward Moore'.
- Attributed To:
- Edward Moore
- First Line:
- Duty demands the parent's voice
- Page No:
- pp.245-247
- Poem Title:
- LXX. The Wolf, the Sheep, and the Lamb.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables From Edward Moore'.
- Attributed To:
- Edward Moore
- First Line:
- I hate the face however fair
- Page No:
- pp.247-250
- Poem Title:
- LXXI. The Goose and the Swans.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables From Edward Moore'.
- Attributed To:
- Edward Moore
- First Line:
- Love thou divinest good below
- Page No:
- pp.250-253
- Poem Title:
- LXXII. The Lawyer and Justice.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables From Edward Moore'.
- Attributed To:
- Edward Moore
- First Line:
- Why knits my dear her angry brow
- Page No:
- p.253
- Poem Title:
- LXXIII. The Farmer, the Spaniel, and the Cat.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables From Edward Moore'.
- Attributed To:
- Edward Moore
- First Line:
- Tis true I blame your lover's choice
- Page No:
- pp.255-257
- Poem Title:
- LXXIV. The Young Lion and the Ape.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables From Edward Moore'.
- Attributed To:
- Edward Moore
- First Line:
- Tell me Corinna if you can
- Page No:
- pp.258-260
- Poem Title:
- LXXV. The Colt and the Farmer.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables From Edward Moore'.
- Attributed To:
- Edward Moore
- First Line:
- To know the mistress' humour right
- Page No:
- pp.260-262
- Poem Title:
- LXXVI. The Owl and the Nightingale.
- Attribution:
- Part of 'Fables From Edward Moore'.
- Attributed To:
- Edward Moore
- First Line:
- Concealed within an hawthorn bush
- Page No:
- pp.263-264
- Poem Title:
- LXXVII. The Thrush and Pye.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Cunningham.
- Attributed To:
- John Cunningham
- First Line:
- As an ant of his talents superiorly vain
- Page No:
- pp.264-265
- Poem Title:
- LXXVIII. The Ant and Caterpillar.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Cunningham.
- Attributed To:
- John Cunningham
- First Line:
- At day's early dawn a gay butterfly spied
- Page No:
- pp.265-266
- Poem Title:
- LXXIX. The Rose and Butterfly.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Cunningham.
- Attributed To:
- John Cunningham
- First Line:
- A thick twisted brake in the time of a storm
- Page No:
- p.266
- Poem Title:
- LXXX. The Sheep and the Bramble-Bush.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Cunningham.
- Attributed To:
- John Cunningham
- First Line:
- A farmer saw with much regret
- Page No:
- pp.267-268
- Poem Title:
- LXXXI. The Farmer and Sparrows.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Courage which serves a worthy end
- Page No:
- pp.268-269
- Poem Title:
- LXXXII. The Cock and Pointer
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- A peacock which as oft you've heard
- Page No:
- pp.269-271
- Poem Title:
- LXXXIII. The Cock and Peacock.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- The fox and the cat as they travelled one day
- Page No:
- pp.271-272
- Poem Title:
- LXXXIV. The Fox and the Cat.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Cunningham.
- Attributed To:
- John Cunningham
- First Line:
- A pampered hern of lofty mein in state
- Page No:
- p.273
- Poem Title:
- LXXXV. The Hern.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Blush not ye fair to own me but be wise
- Page No:
- p.274
- Poem Title:
- LXXXVI. The Lady's Skull.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Shining heaps of massy plate
- Page No:
- p.275
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
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