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Fable / Old Man & DeathTHE OLD MAN & DEATH An old man, exhausted gathering sticks, calls for Death to take him; immediately Death appears, and the man regrets what he wished for
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POET WRITING IN GARRETA poet writing in a garret (illustration to The Poet and the Death-Watch Beetle) Date: 1761
THE FARMER AND HIS SONSTHE FARMER & HIS SONS A farmer on his deathbed tells his sons that a treasure lies hidden on his farm so that they will care for and dig the earth after his death Date: 1761
FABLE / COURT OF DEATHDeath, on his throne, surrounded by his pale courtiers': diseases Date: 1761
Fable / Two SpringsTHE TWO SPRINGS Two springs issued from the same mountain; one rushed along in a torrent, the other was a gentle, beneficient stream
The Fox Without a TailTHE FOX THAT LOST ITS TAIL A fox that lost its tail in a trap and mourned its loss, tried to convince his brethren that they would be better off without their tails
Fable / Mountain in LabourTHE MOUNTAIN IN LABOUR When a mountain is heard to utter prodigious groans, multitudes flock to it in expectation of wonders, but all that appears is a mouse
The Stag Seeing HimselfTHE STAG DRINKING aka SEEING HIS REFLECTION IN THE WATER A stag is impressed with his antlers, & bemoans his spindly legs, but these legs are useful for running from danger
Fable / Ears of the HareTHE HAREs EARS A lion, gored by an elk, banishes all horned animals; a hare, seeing the shadow of her ears, thinks they will be taken for horns, and flees
Fable / Trouts & GudgeonTWO TROUTS & THE GUDGEON A mother trout warns its young about the dangers of eating a fly whereupon a gudgeon seizes the fly and falls victim to the fishermans bait
Animals Sick of PlagueTHE PLAGUE AMONG THE BEASTS The donkey, whose sin is no more than to eat grass, is sacrificed by the other animals to relieve them of the plague that scourges them
Fable / the PeacockTHE PEACOCK The peacock is honoured by Juno with a magnificent train, and parades his beauty in front of all the other birds
Fable / Wolf and CraneTHE WOLF AND THE CRANE A crane agrees it will extract a bone from a wolfs throat on promise of a reward; the wolf claims not closing its jaws on the cranes head reward enough
The Wolf & the LambTHE WOLF AND THE LAMB A young inexperienced lamb is tricked by a hungry wolf and eaten
The Lion, Wolf and FoxTHE SICK LION, THE FOX & THE WOLF: the animals pay the lion respects, except the fox; slandered by the wolf, the fox tells the lion his cure lies in the flaying of the wolf
Fable / the HermitTHE HERMIT A hermit, sitting reading in his cave, receives a group of pilgrims
Fable / Oak & WillowTHE OAK & THE WILLOW The willow bends under the weight of the wind, while the oak tree resists and is uprooted
Fable / Stork & CrowTHE STORK & THE CROW A stork and a crow argue about who is most favoured by Jupiter
Fable / Minervas OliveMINERVAs OLIVE: Minerva enquires of the other gods why the trees they favour bear no fruit; she has chosen the olive because of the usefulness of its fruit
Astronomer Looks at SunAn astronomer looks at the sun through a telescope, while two colleagues confer at his side (illustration to Aesops Fable: The Monster in the Sun)
Fable / The Snipe ShooterTHE SNIPE SHOOTER A huntsman trying to shoot both a snipe and partridges at the same time, misses both; his faithful spaniel admonishes him
Fable / Vice & FortuneVICE AND FORTUNE A fable of Plutarch in which Vice and Fortune argue over who has the most power to make mankind unhappy
The Snail and the StatueTHE SNAIL & THE STATUE A statue of the Medicean Venus is defaced by the slime of a snail jealous of the admiration the statue attracted Date: 1761
The Spider & SilkwormTHE SPIDER & THE SILKWORM A spider boasts she can spin much more quickly than the silkworm; the silkworm replies her labours endure & are valued unlike the spiders web
The Wolf & the MastiffTHE WOLF AND THE MASTIFF A hungry wolf asks a dog how he stays so well-fed; the dog says obedience to his master is enough; the wolf values his freedom over easy meals
Prometheus Forms ManPrometheus forms man of clay and against the wishes of Jupiter steals fire from heaven to animate his work
Nightingale & BullfinchTHE NIGHTINGALE & BULLFINCH Two birds occupied cages together; the nightingale varied her tunes, the bullfinch always sang the same & wondered why it was derided
Fable / Partial JudgeTHE PARTIAL JUDGE After an incident with an oxen and a bull, a farmer finds that a lawyer is keener to see justice done when its in his favour rather than against him
Fable / Two LizardsTHE TWO LIZARDS: two lizards were bemoaning their fate as lowly creatures, & wishing they d been born proud stags, when hounds tore apart the very stag they d admired
The Mimick & CountrymanTHE MIMICK & THE COUNTRYMAN A man imitating the sound of a pig is judged more realistic than an actual pig concealed beneath the cloak of another man
Fable / the SorceressTHE SORCERESS An evil sorceress casts a spell and conjures up a demon
Fable / the SpectaclesTHE SPECTACLES Jupiter makes a present to mankind of pairs of spectacles; Momus is sent to deliver them
Man Eaten by CrocodileTHE TENTYRITES AND THE ICHNEUMON A huge crocodile seizes a man in its jaws on the island of Tentyra
Fable / the Mock-BirdTHE MOCK-BIRD The mock-bird is chastised by a little warbler for imitating and ridiculing their songs without adding any original strains of his own
Fable / MomusJUPITER, NEPTUNE, MINERVA AND MOMUS: Momus found fault with everything made by the gods including man, so much so that Jupiter drove him from his office of judge
Farmer, Cranes & StorkTHE FARMER, THE CRANES & THE STORK: A stork, caught by a farmer, begs that his life be spared as he is not like the thieving cranes; he has been caught with them however
Fable / Frogs & StorkFROGS PETITION JUPITER FOR A KING: the frogs think they should be ruled, so Jupiter sends a log; some complain, so Jupiter sends a stork which eats them all up
Fable / the Fox and GoatTHE FOX AND THE GOAT A fox and goat, feeling very thirsty, jump into a well to drink; unable to escape, the fox suggests he climb upon the goat, only to then run off
Fable / Elm and VineThe vine needs the elm tree to support it; the elm needs the vines grapes to enhance it
Fortune & the SchoolboyFORTUNE & THE SCHOOLBOY or Child or Traveller: A boy sleeps on the brink of a deep well; Fortune wakes him, not wanting the blame for the boys folly if he should fall
The Lion and the GnatTHE LION AND THE GNAT A lion was dismissive of a mere gnat, but found himself tormented by the gnats numerous bites
Fable / Horse & the StagTHE HORSE AND THE STAG A horse, who finds a stag has intruded into his domain, seeks help from a man; the man obliges, and the horse then finds he has been enslaved
Fable / Blind Man & LameThe blind man who cannot see the delicious fruit carries the lame man who cannot walk to it, and both profit
Cormorant & the FishesTHE CORMORANT & THE FISHES The cormorant, having told the fish he would ferry them to safety in his beak, eats them at his leisure
Fable / Maid & Milk PailCOUNTRY MAID AND MILKPAIL The maid unwisely thinks of all she will do with the money for the milk at market, and neglects to watch what she is doing so spilling the milk
The Atheist & the AcornThe fable of the atheist and the acorn
Fable / Cat and BatThe cat, having made a vow never to eat another bird, decides that the bat, as a bird is unlawful prey, but as a mouse it is fair game