Sunday, March 31, 2024
THE RAVEN AND THE FOX - LE CORBEAU ET LE RENARD | FABLE OF JEAN DE LA FONTAINE WRITTEN IN 1668 AND TRANSLATED BY ELIZUR WRIGHT
Perch'd on a lofty oak, Sir Raven held a lunch of cheese;
Sir Fox, who smelt it in the breeze, Thus to the holder spoke:─ "Ha! how do you do, Sir Raven?
Well, your coat, sir, is a brave one!
So black and glossy, on my word, sir, With voice to match, you were a bird, sir,
Well fit to be the Phoenix of these days."
Sir Raven, overset with praise, Must show how musical his croak.
Down fell the luncheon from the oak;
Which snatching up,
Sir Fox thus spoke:─ "The flatterer, my good sir, Aye liveth on his listener; Which lesson, if you please, Is doubtless worth the cheese."
A bit too late, Sir Raven swore The rogue should never cheat him more.
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