An Argosy of Fables

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Excerpt from An Argosy of Fables: A Representative Selection From the Fable Literature of Every Age and Land Man who was very skilful with his bow, went up into the moun tains to hunt. At his approach there was instantly a great consternation and rout among all the wild beasts, the Lion alone showing any determination to fight. Stop, said the Bowman to him, and await my messenger, who has somewhat to say to you. With that he sent an arrow after the Lion, and wounded him in the side. The Lion, smarting with anguish, ¿ed into the depth of the thickets, but a Fox seeing him run, bade him take courage, and face his enemy. No, said the Lion, you will not persuade me to that, for if the messenger he sends is so sharp, what must be the power of him who sends it? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.