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
Fable XLIII.-The Council of Horses
Fable XLIV.--The Hound and the Huntsman
Fable XLV.--The Poet and the Rose
Fable XLVI.--The Cur, the Horse, and the Shepherd's Dog
Fable XLVII.--The Court of Death
Fable XLVIII.--The Gardener and the Hog
Fable XLIX.--The Man and the Flea
Fable L.--The Hare and many Friends