The Fables of Æsop : And Others, with Designs on Wood (Classic Reprint)

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To delineate the characters and passions of men, un der the semblance of Lions, Tigers, Wolves, and Foxes, is not so extravagant a fiction as it may at first sight seem: for the innocent and inexperienced will find, when they engage in the busy scenes of the world, that they will have to deal with men of dispositions not nu like those animals; and that their utmost vigilance will be required to guard against their violence or machi nations.

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