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Fables of John Gay, Somewhat Altered

by John Gay

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  1. 1Dedication
  2. 2The Flower and the Leaf
  3. 3Romaunt of the Rose
  4. 4Chaucer to His Booke
  5. 5Gay’s Fables
  6. 6To His Highness William Duke of Cumberland
  7. 7Fable II — The Spaniel and Chameleon
  8. 8Fable III — Mother, Nurse, and Fairy
  9. 9Fable IV — Jove’s Eagle, and Murmuring Beasts
  10. 10Fable V — Wild Boar and Ram
  11. 11Fable VI — Miser and Plutus
  12. 12Fable VII — Lion, Fox, and Gander
  13. 13Fable VIII — Lady and Wasp
  14. 14Fable IX — The Bull and the Mastiff
  15. 15Fable X — Elephant and Bookseller
  16. 16Fable XI — The Turkey, Peacock, and Goose
  17. 17Fable XII — Cupid, Hymen, and Plutus
  18. 18Fable XIII — The Tamed Fawn
  19. 19Fable XIV — The Monkey Who Had Seen the World
  20. 20Fable XV — Philosopher and Pheasant
  21. 21Fable XVI — Pin and Needle
  22. 22Fable XVII — Shepherd’s Dog and Wolf
  23. 23Fable XVIII — The Unsatisfactory Painter
  24. 24Fable XIX — Lion and Cub
  25. 25Fable XX — Old Hen and Young Cock
  26. 26Fable XXI — The Ratcatcher and Cats
  27. 27Fable XXII — The Shaven and Shorn Goat
  28. 28Fable XXIII — Old Dame and Cats
  29. 29Fable XXIV — Butterfly and Snail
  30. 30Fable XXV — The Scold and Parrot
  31. 31Fable XXVI — Cur and Mastiff
  32. 32Fable XXVII — Sick Man and Angel
  33. 33Fable XXVIII — The Persian, the Sun, and the Cloud
  34. 34Fable XXIX — The Dying Fox
  35. 35Fable XXX — The Setter and the Partridge
  36. 36Fable XXXI — The Universal Apparition
  37. 37Fable XXXII — The Owls and Sparrow
  38. 38Fable XXXIII — Courtier and Proteus
  39. 39Fable XXXIV — The Mastiff
  40. 40Fable XXXV — Barleymow and Dunghill
  41. 41Fable XXXVI — Pythagoras and Countryman
  42. 42Fable XXXVII — Farmer’s Wife and Raven
  43. 43Fable XXXVIII — The Turkey and the Ant
  44. 44Fable XXXIX — The Father and Jupiter
  45. 45Fable XL — The Two Monkeys
  46. 46Fable XLI — Owl and Farmer
  47. 47Fable XLII — Juggler and Vice
  48. 48Fable XLIII — Council of Horses
  49. 49Fable XLIV — Hound and Huntsman
  50. 50Fable XLV — Rose and Poet
  51. 51Fable XLVI — Cur, Horse, and Shepherd’s Dog
  52. 52Fable XLVII — The Court of Death
  53. 53Fable XLVIII — Florist and Pig
  54. 54Fable XLIX — Man and Flea
  55. 55Fable L — Hare and Many Friends
  56. 56Fable LI — Dog and Fox. (to a Lawyer.)
  57. 57Fable LII — Vulture, Sparrow, and Birds
  58. 58Fable LIII — Ape and Poultry
  59. 59Fable LIV — Ant in Office
  60. 60Fable LV — The Bear in a Boat. (To a Coxcomb.)
  61. 61Fable LVI — Squire and Cur. (to a Country Gentleman.)
  62. 62Fable LVII — The Countryman and Jupiter. (To Myself.)
  63. 63Fable LVIII — Man, Cat, Dog, and Fly. (to My Native Land.)
  64. 64Fable LIX — The Jackall, Leopard, and Beasts. (To a Modern Politici…
  65. 65Fable LX — The Degenerate Bees. (To Dean Swift.)
  66. 66Fable LXI — The Pack-Horse and the Carrier. (To a Young Nobleman.)
  67. 67Fable LXII — Pan and Fortune. (To a Young Heir.)
  68. 68Fable LXIII — Plutus, Cupid, and Time
  69. 69Fable LXIV — Owl, Swan, Cock, Spider, Ass, and Farmer. (To a Mother.)
  70. 70Fable LXV — Cookmaid, Turnspit, and Ox. (to a Poor Man.)
  71. 71Fable LXVI — The Raven, Sexton, and Worm. (To Laura.)
  72. 72The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse — Æsop, Babrius, Horace, Prior…
  73. 73Magpie and Brood
  74. 74The Three Warnings: Mrs. Thrale
  75. 75Postscript

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