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 Laine ;

FOR JOHN SHARPE, OPPOSITE YORK-HOUSE,

PICCADILLY.

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 Plutus

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3

7

10

11

12

14

15

The Lion, the Fox, and the Geese

17

The Lady and the Wasp...

18

The Bull and the Mastiff.

20

The Shepherd's Dog and the Wolf..

The Pin and the Needle......

The Painter who pleased no Body and every Body...

31

33

34

The Persian, the Sun, and the Cloud...

The Poet and the Rose...

76

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

in the Country.....

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

The Aat in office. To a Friend

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

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

The Countryman and Jupiter. To Myself.....

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

Country..

The Jackal, Leopard, and other Beasts..

117

192

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

St. Patrick's.

126

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

man.....

199

Pan and Fortune. To a young Heir.

132

Plutus, Cupid, and Time.

136

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

the Farmer. To a Mother.......

141

Laura......

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

Man.......

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

Ay and No. A Fable..

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