Polyglot Múnshí, Or, Vocabulary, Exercises, Pleasant Stories, &c. &c. &c: In English, Persian, Hindi', Hindu'stani' and Benga'li', for the Use of Students Both Native and EuropeanBaptist Mission Press, 1841 - 135 pages |
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Page 133 - As he lay thus exposed to whole swarms of flies, who were galling him, and sucking his blood, a SWALLOW, observing his distress, kindly offered to drive them away.
Page 133 - A fox swimming across a river, happened to be entangled in some weeds that grew near the bank, from which he was unable to extricate himself; as he lay thus exposed to whole swarms of flies, who were galling him and sucking his blood ; a swallow observing his distress, kindly offered to drive them away. By no means...
Page 133 - Samians, on a debate upon changing their ministers, who were accused of plundering the commonwealth. A fox swimming across a river, happened to be entangled in some weeds that grew near the bank, from which he was unable to extricate himself...
Page 133 - The Fox and the Swallow. ARISTOTLE informs us, that the following Fable was spoken by Efop to the Samians, on a debate upon changing their miniilers, who were accuied of plundering the commonwealth.
Page 135 - Deluded with this flattering fpeech« the tranfported Raven opened her mouth, in order to give him a fpecimen of her pipe, when down dropt the cheefe; which the Fox immediately fhatching up, bore it away in triumph, leaving the Raven to lament her credulous vanity at her kifure.
Page 135 - Raven on the branch of a tree, with a fine piece of cheese in her mouth, began to think how he might possess himself of so delicious a morsel. Dear Madam...