Fables by John Gay

Introduction to the Fables, The Shepherd and the Philosopher (1793)

Fable XVI. The Pin and the Needle (1793)

Fable XV. The Philosopher and the Pheasants (1793)

Fable XVII. The Shepherd’s Dog and the Wolf (1793)

Fable XVIII. The Painter Who Pleased No Body and Every Body (1793)

Fable XX. The Old Hen and the Cock (1793)

Fable XXI. The Rat-catcher and Cats (1793)

Fable XXII. The Goat Without a Beard (1793)

Fable XXIII. The Old Woman and Her Cats (1793)

Fable XXIV. The Butterfly and the Snail (1793)

Fable XXIX. The Fox at the Point of Death (1793)

Fable XXV. The Scold and the Parrot (1793)

Fable XXVI. The Cur and the Mastiff (1793)

Fable XXVII. The Sick Man and the Angel (1793)

Fable XXVIII. The Persian, the Sun, and the Cloud (1793)

Fable XXX. The Setting-dog and the Partridge (1793)

Fable XXXI. The Universal Apparition (1793)

Fable XXXII. The Two Owls and the Sparrow (1793)

Fable XXXIII. The Courtier and Proteus (1793)

Fable XXXIV. The Mastiffs (1793)

Fable XXXIX. The Father and Jupiter (1793)

Fable XXXIX. The Man and the Flea (1793)

Fable XXXV. The Barley-mow and the Dunghil (1793)

Fable XXXVI. Pythagoras and the Countryman (1793)

Fable XXXVII. The Farmer’s Wife and the Raven (1793)

Fable XXXVIII. The Turkey and the Ant (1793)

Fable XLVIII. The Gardener and the Hog (1793)

Fable IX. The Bull and the Mastiff (1793)

Fable L. The Hare and Many Friends (1793)

Fable V. The Wild Boar and the Ram (1793)

Fable VI. The Miser and Plutus (1793)

Fable VII. The Lion, the Fox, and the Geese (1793)

Fable VIII. The Lady and the Wasp (1793)

Fable X. The Elephant and the Bookseller (1793)

Fable XI. The Peacock, the Turkey, and the Goose (1793)

Fable XII. Cupid, Hymen, and Plutus (1793)

Fable XIII. The Tame Stag (1793)

Fable XIV. The Monkey Who Had Seen the World (1793)

Fable XIX. The Lion and the Cub (1793)

Fable XL. The Two Monkeys (1793)