Aesop's fables English and Latin : every one whereof is divided into its distinct periods, marked with figures : so that little children being used to write and translate them may not only more exactly understand all the rules of grammar but also learn to imitate the right composition of words and the proper forms of speech belonging to both languages / by Charles Hoole.
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Aesop's fables English and Latin : every one whereof is divided into its distinct periods, marked with figures : so that little children being used to write and translate them may not only more exactly understand all the rules of grammar but also learn to imitate the right composition of words and the proper forms of speech belonging to both languages / by Charles Hoole.
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London :: Printed by R.E. for the Company of Stationers,
1700.
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"Aesop's fables English and Latin : every one whereof is divided into its distinct periods, marked with figures : so that little children being used to write and translate them may not only more exactly understand all the rules of grammar but also learn to imitate the right composition of words and the proper forms of speech belonging to both languages / by Charles Hoole." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A26506.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 5, 2024.
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157. Of the Ass, the Ape, and the Mole.
1. WHen the Ass complained, that he wanted horns, and the Ape
that she wanted a tail; the Mole said, hold you your tongues,
forasmuch as ye may see me blind.
2. Mor. This fable belongs to them who are not content with their con∣dition;
who, if they did but consider other mens misfortunes, would
more patiently endure their own.
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