THE

POETICAL WORKS

OF

JOHN GAY.

IN THREE VOLUMES.

COLLATED WITH THE BEST EDITIONS:

BY

THOMAS PARK, ES2, F. S. A.

VOL. I.

LONDON:

Printed at the Stanhope Press,

BY CHARLES WHITTINGHAM,
Union Buildings, Leather Line;

FOR JOHN SHARPE, OPPOSITE YORK-HOUSE

PICCADILLY.

1806.

HARVARD

UNIVERSITY LIBRARY

45*310

CONTENTS.

FABLES. PART I.

INTRODUCTION to the Fables.-The Shepherd and

the Philosopher

To his Highness William Duke of Cumberland-The
Lion, the Tiger, and the Traveller..

The Spaniel and the Chameleon...

The Mother, the Nurse, and the Fairy..

The Eagle and the Assembly of Animals...

The Wild Boar and the Ram

The Miser and Plutas.......

The Lion, the Fox, and the Geese

The Lady and the Wasp...

The Bull and the Mastiff.

The Elephant and the Bookseller..

Cupid, Hymen, and Plutus

The Peacock, the Turkey, and the Goose

The Tame Stag...

The Monkey who had seen the World...

The Philosopher and the Pheasants.

The Pin and the Needle....

The Shepherd's Dog and the Wolf..

The Painter who pleased no Body and every Body..

The Lion and the Cub.....

The old Hen and the Cock

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The Ratcatcher and Cats...

The Goat without a Beard....

The old Woman and her Cats...

The Butterfly and the Snail....

The Scold and the Parrot....

The Cur and the Mastiff..

The Sick Man and the Angel..

The Persian, the Sun, and the Cloud..

The Fox at the Point of Death.

The Setting Dog and the Partridge

The universal Apparition...

The two Owls and the Sparrow.

The Courtier and Proteus...

The Mastiffs..

The Barley-Mow and the Dunghill..

Pythagoras and the Countryman..

The Poet and the Rose.

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The Cur, the Horse, and the Shepherd's Dog.

78

The Court of Death.

79

The Gardener and the Hog..

81

The Man and the Flea......

82

The Hare and many Friends

84

FABLES. PART II.

The Dog and the Fox. To a Lawyer...

The Vulture, the Sparrow, and other Birds. To a Friend

87

in the Country...

91

The Baboon and the Poultry. To a Levee-Hunter.....

The Ant in office. To a Friend

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98

The Bear in a Boat. To a Coxcomb....

103

The Squire and his Cur. To a Country Gentleman...

The Countryman and Jupiter. To Myself.

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112

The Man, the Cat, the Dog, and the Fly. To my native

Country..

The Jackal, Leopard, and other Beasts..

117

122

The degenerate Bees. To the Rev. Dr. Swift, Dean of

St. Patrick's..

126

The Pack-Horse and the Carrier. To a young Noble-

The Owl, the Swan, the Cock, the Spider, the Ass, and

the Farmer. To a Mother..

141

The Cook-Maid, the Turnspit, and the Ox. To a poor

Man......

146

The Ravens, the Sexton, and the Earth-Worm.

To

Laura...

149

Ay and No. A Fable...

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