n of Tiresias,

The Transformation of Echo,

The Story of Narcissus,

The Story of Pentheus,

The Mariners transformed to
Dolphins,

The Death of Pentheus

BOOK IV.

The Story of Salmacis and Hermaphroditus,

TO HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE
PRINCESS OF WALES,

TO SIR GODFREY KNELLER, ON
HIS PICTURE OF THE KING,

THE PLAY-HOUSE,

ON THE LADY MANCHESTER,

AN ODE,

AN HYMN,

AN ODE,

AN HYMN,

PARAPHRASE ON PSALM XXIII.

THE LIFE OF JOHN GAY

GAY'S FABLES:--

INTRODUCTION.--PART I.

The Shepherd and Philosopher

Fable I.--The Lion, the Tiger, and the Traveller

Fable II.--The Spaniel and the Cameleon

Fable III.--The Mother, the Nurse, and the Fairy

Fable IV.--The Eagle, and the Assembly of Animals

Fable V.--The Wild Boar and the Ram

Fable VI.--The Miser and Plutus

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

Fable VIII.--The Lady and the Wasp

Fable IX.--The Bull and the Mastiff

Fable X.--The Elephant and the Bookseller

Fable XI.--The Peacock, the Turkey, and the Goose

Fable XII.--Cupid, Hymen, and Plutus

Fable XIII.--The Tame Stag

Fable XIV.--The Monkey who had seen the World

Fable XV.--The Philosopher and the Pheasants

Fable XVI.--The Pin and the Needle

Fable XVII.--The Shepherd's Dog and the Wolf

Fable XVIII.--The Painter who pleased Nobody and Everybody

Fable XIX.--The Lion and the Cub

Fable XX.--The Old Hen and the Cock

Fable XXI.--The Rat-catcher and Cats

Fable XXII.--The Goat without a Beard

Fable XXIII.--The Old Woman and her Cats

Fable XXIV.--The Butterfly and the Snail

Fable XXV.--The Scold and the Parrot

Fable XXVI.--The Cur and the Mastiff

Fable XXVII.--The Sick Man and the Angel

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

Fable XXIX.--The Fox at the point of Death

Fable XXX.--The Setting-dog and the Partridge

Fable XXXI.--The Universal Apparition

Fable XXXII.--The Two Owls and the Sparrow

Fable XXXIII.--The Courtier and Proteus

Fable XXXIV.--The Mastiffs

Fable XXXV.--The Barley-mow and the Dunghill

Fable XXXVI.--Pythagoras and the Countryman

Fable XXXVII.--The Farmer's Wife and the Raven

Fable XXXVIII.--The Turkey and the Ant

Fable XXXIX.--The Father and Jupiter

Fable XL.--The Two Monkeys

Fable XLI.--The Owl and the Farmer

Fable XLII.-The Jugglers

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