[ PREFACE.]
In the Translation of Phædrus, the Critical Edition by Orellius, 1831, has been used, and in the Æsopian Fables, the text of the Parisian Edition of Gail, 1826. The Notes will, it is believed, be found to embody the little that is known of the contemporary history of the Author.
H. T. R.
The [Table of Contents] refers primarily to the Riley text. Fables I.xxix, III.iii, and several Fables in Book IV are missing in Smart; Riley’s Fable IV.i, “The Ass and the Priests of Cybele”, is Smart’s III.xix. Where Smart’s numbers are different, they are shown with popups.
In the text, Book III, Fable xi is “The Eunuch to the Abusive Man”; all following fables in Riley are numbered one higher than in the Table of Contents. This fable is missing from Smart but the number X is skipped, as was number I.xviii.
CONTENTS.
THE FABLES OF PHÆDRUS.
| [Book I.] | |||
| Prose. | Verse. | ||
| Prologue | [365] | [473] | |
| Fable I. | The Wolf and the Lamb | [365] | [473] |
| II. | The Frogs asking for a King | [366] | [474] |
| III. | The vain Jackdaw and the Peacock | [367] | [475] |
| IV. | The Dog carrying some Meat across a River | [368] | [476] |
| V. | The Cow, the She-Goat, the Sheep, and the Lion | [368] | [476] |
| VI. | The Frogs’ complaint against the Sun | [369] | [476] |
| VII. | The Fox and the Tragic Mask | [369] | [477] |
| VIII. | The Wolf and the Crane | [370] | [477] |
| IX. | The Sparrow and the Hare | [370] | [478] |
| X. | The Wolf, the Fox, and the Ape | [371] | [478] |
| XI. | The Ass and the Lion hunting | [371] | [478] |
| XII. | The Stag at the Stream | [372] | [479] |
| XIII. | The Fox and the Raven | [372] | [480] |
| XIV. | The Cobbler turned Physician | [373] | [480] |
| XV. | The Ass and the Old Shepherd | [373] | [481] |
| XVI. | The Stag, the Sheep, and the Wolf | [374] | [481] |
| XVII. | The Sheep, the Dog, and the Wolf | [374] | [482] |
| XVIII. | The Woman in Labour | [375] | — |
| XIX. | The Bitch and her Whelps | [375] | [482] |
| XX. | The hungry Dogs | [376] | [483] |
| XXI. | The aged Lion, the Wild Boar, the Bull, and the Ass | [376] | [483] |
| XXII. | The Man and the Weasel | [376] | [483] |
| XXIII. | The Faithful Dog | [377] | [484] |
| XXIV. | The Frog and the Ox | [378] | [484] |
| XXV. | The Dog and the Crocodile | [377] | [485] |
| XXVI. | The Fox and the Stork | [378] | [485] |
| XXVII. | The Dog, the Treasure, and the Vulture | [379] | [486] |
| XXVIII. | The Fox and the Eagle | [380] | [486] |
| XXIX. | The Ass deriding the Boar | [380] | — |
| XXX. | The Frogs frightened at the Battle of the Bulls | [380] | [487] |
| XXXI. | The Kite and the Pigeons | [381] | [487] |
| [Book II.] | |||
| Prologue | [382] | [488] | |
| Fable I. | The Lion, the Robber, and the Traveller | [383] | [488] |
| II. | Two Women of different Ages beloved by the Middle-agedMan | [383] | [489] |
| III. | The Man and the Dog | [384] | [489] |
| IV. | The Eagle, the Cat, and the Sow | [384] | [490] |
| V. | Cæsar to the Chamberlain | [385] | [491] |
| VI. | The Eagle, the Crow, and the Tortoise | [386] | [492] |
| VII. | The Mules and Robbers | [387] | [492] |
| VIII. | The Stag and the Oxen | [387] | [493] |
| Epilogue | [388] | [494] | |
| [Book III.] | |||
| Prologue, to Eutychus | [390] | [497] | |
| Fable I. | The Old Woman and the Cask | [393] | [498] |
| II. | The Panther and Shepherd | [394] | [498] |
| III. | Esop and the Farmer | [395] | — |
| IV. | The Butcher and the Ape | [395] | [499] |
| V. | Esop and the Insolent Man | [395] | [499] |
| VI. | The Fly and the Mule | [396] | [499] |
| VII. | The Dog and the Wolf | [397] | [500] |
| VIII. | The Brother and Sister | [398] | [501] |
| IX. | Socrates to his Friends | [398] | [502] |
| X. | The Poet on Believing and not Believing | [399] | [502] |
| XI. | The Eunuch to the Abusive Man | [401] | — |
| XI. | The Cock and the Pearl | [401] | [504] |
| XII. | The Bees and the Drones, the Wasp sitting as judge | [402] | [505] |
| XIII. | Esop at play | [402] | [505] |
| XIV. | The Dog to the Lamb | [403] | [506] |
| XV. | The Grasshopper and the Owl | [404] | [507] |
| XVI. | The Trees under the Protection of the Gods | [405] | [508] |
| XVII. | The Peacock to Juno | [405] | [509] |
| XVIII. | Esop’s Answer to the Inquisitive Man | [406] | [509] |
| Epilogue | [407] | — | |
| [Book IV.] | |||
| Prologue | [409] | [510] | |
| Fable I. | The Ass and the Priests of Cybele | [410] | [509] |
| II. | The Weasel and the Mice | [411] | [510] |
| III. | The Fox and the Grapes | [411] | [511] |
| IV. | The Horse and the Wild Boar | [411] | [511] |
| V. | Esop interpreting a Will | [412] | [512] |
| VI. | The Battle of the Mice and the Weasels | [413] | [514] |
| VII. | The Poet’s Defence against the Censurers of his Fables | [414] | [514] |
| VIII. | The Viper and the File | [415] | [515] |
| IX. | The Fox and the Goat | [415] | [516] |
| X. | Of the Vices of Men | [416] | [516] |
| XI. | A Thief pillaging the Altar of Jupiter | [416] | [517] |
| XII. | Hercules and Plutus | [417] | [517] |
| XIII. | The Lion reigning | [417] | — |
| XIV. | Prometheus | [418] | — |
| XV. | The She-Goats and their Beards | [418] | [518] |
| XVI. | The Pilot and the Mariners | [419] | [518] |
| XVII. | The Embassy of the Dogs to Jupiter | [419] | — |
| XVIII. | The Man and the Snake | [420] | [519] |
| XIX. | The Fox and the Dragon | [421] | [519] |
| XX. | Phædrus | [422] | [520] |
| XXI. | The Shipwreck of Simonides | [422] | [520] |
| XXII. | The Mountain in Labour | [423] | [522] |
| XXIII. | The Ant and the Fly | [424] | [522] |
| XXIV. | Simonides preserved by the Gods | [425] | [523] |
| Epilogue | [426] | [524] | |
| [Book V.] | |||
| Prologue | [427] | [526] | |
| Fable I. | Demetrius and Menander | [427] | [527] |
| II. | The Travellers and the Robber | [428] | [528] |
| III. | The Bald Man and the Fly | [429] | [529] |
| IV. | The Man and the Ass | [429] | [529] |
| V. | The Buffoon and Countryman | [429] | [530] |
| VI. | The Two Bald Men | [431] | [532] |
| VII. | Princeps the Flute Player | [431] | [532] |
| VIII. | The Emblem of Opportunity | [433] | [534] |
| IX. | The Bull and the Calf | [433] | [534] |
| X. | The Huntsman and the Dog | [433] | [535] |