Excerpt: ... violate, He snaps a mouthful from his freight. Then follow mastiff, cur, and pup, Till all is cleanly eaten up. Not sparingly the party feasted, And not a dog of all but tasted. In some such manner men abuse Of towns and states the revenues. The sheriffs, aldermen, and mayor, Come in for each a liberal share. Pg 111 Pg 112 The Joker and the Fishes. A joker at a banker's table, Most amply spread to satisfy The height of epicurean wishes, Had nothing near but little fishes. So, taking several of the fry, He ...
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Excerpt: ... violate, He snaps a mouthful from his freight. Then follow mastiff, cur, and pup, Till all is cleanly eaten up. Not sparingly the party feasted, And not a dog of all but tasted. In some such manner men abuse Of towns and states the revenues. The sheriffs, aldermen, and mayor, Come in for each a liberal share. Pg 111 Pg 112 The Joker and the Fishes. A joker at a banker's table, Most amply spread to satisfy The height of epicurean wishes, Had nothing near but little fishes. So, taking several of the fry, He whisper'd to them very nigh, And seem'd to listen for reply. The guests much wonder'd what it meant, And stared upon him all intent. The joker, then, with sober face, Politely thus explain'd the case: "A friend of mine, to India bound, Has been, I fear, Within a year, By rocks or tempests wreck'd and drown'd. I ask'd these strangers from the sea To tell me where my friend might be. But all replied they were too young To know the least of such a matter
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Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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NF in NF jacket. Octavo. Maroon boards and spine with shiny gilt lettering on the spine. Very light bumping at the head and tail of the spine. Just enough rubbing at the lower corners to take the color off of their very tips. White endpapers. Binding is straight and tight; pages are all clean, white, and crisp. 202 pages. La Fontaine's fables with fantastic Percy J. Billinghurst illustrations on the opposing pages. Dust Jacket-has a faint trace of rubbing at the head and tail of the spine and at the very tips of the front corners. No price on the front inside flap. Lovely collection.
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Percy J. Billinghurst. Good. 1983. Good-Very Good Hardcover in a Good Dustjacket. Edge and corner wear, corners bumped, pages bent at bottom corners. Interior is good. No writing. Binding is solid. DJ with edge and corner wear, chips, small closed tears, spine faded, tape on verso of corners. 202 pages. B&W illustrations by Percy J. Billinghurst.
