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" Wise Men say nothing in dangerous times. The Lion, you know, called the Sheep, to ask her if his Breath smelt: she said, Aye; he bit off her Head for a Fool. He called the Wolf, and asked him: he said, no; he tore him in pieces for a Flatterer. At last... "
Aesop's Fables: A New Version, Chiefly from Original Sources - Page 182
by Thomas James - 1848 - 232 pages
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Olive Branch, Volume 1

Universalism - 1828 - 396 pages
...times. The lion called the sheep to ask her if his breath was unpleasant; she said aye ; and he bit oil' her head for a fool. He called the wolf and asked him ; he said no ; he tore htm in pieces for a flatterer; at lust he called the fox, and asked him ; " Truly," said the fox, "...
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The Library of the Old English Prose Writers ...: Sir Philip Sidney's ...

English literature - 1831 - 368 pages
...nothing in dangerous times. The lion, you know, called the sheep, to ask her if his breath smelled : she said, " Ay " ; he bit off her head for a fool....: " Truly he had got a cold, and could not smell." King James was pictured, &c. 19 WIT. 1. WIT and wisdom differ : wit is upon the sudden turn, wisdom...
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The Dublin Penny Journal, Volume 1

Ireland - 1832 - 448 pages
...times.— The lion, you know, called the sheep to ask her •' if his breath cmelt '" She said " aye." He bit off her head for a fool He called the wolf,...him. " Truly he had got a cold, and could not smell. — Selden. NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY. No. VII. JOHN LYNCH, RC BISHOP OF KILL ALA. SIR — Observing in your...
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Results of Reading

James Stamford Caldwell - Literature and morals - 1843 - 372 pages
...would tend only to unite the English." 2 Wise men say nothing in dangerous times. The lion, you know, called the sheep to ask her if his breath smelt; she...a flatterer : at last he called the fox, and asked him—Truly, he had got a cold and could not smell. 3 Kings are sometimes said to have long hands:...
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The table-talk of John Selden, with a biogr. preface and notes by S.W. Singer

John Selden - 1847 - 416 pages
...in dangerous times. The Lion you know called the Sheep to afk her if his Breath fmelt: me faid, Aye; he bit off her Head for a Fool: He called the Wolf and afked him; he faid no; he tore him in pieces for a Flatterer. At laft he called the Fox and afked him;...
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Rural Repository, Volumes 24-25

1848 - 420 pages
...nothing in dangerous times. The lion called the sheep to ask her if his breath smelt ; she said "Ay," and he bit off her head for a fool. He called the wolf and asked him. — He said " No," and he tore him to pieces for a flatterer. At last be called for the fox and asked him. " Truly," said...
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Oldham's Amusing and Instructive Reader: A Course of Reading, Original and ...

Oliver Oldham - Readers (Secondary) - 1854 - 406 pages
...nothing in dangerous times. The lion, you know, called the sheep to ask her ' if his breath smelt V She said, ' Ay.' He bit off her head for a fool. He...called the wolf, and asked him. He said,' No.' He tore •'-rrn in pieces for a flatterer. At last he called the fox, and .sked him. ' Truly, he had got a...
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The table-talk of John Selden, with a biogr. preface and notes by S.W. Singer

John Selden - 1856 - 314 pages
...dangerous times. The Lion you know called the Sheep to ask her if his Breath smelt : she said, Aye ; he bit off her Head for a Fool. He called the Wolf...him : truly he had got a Cold and could not smell. Wit. »IT and Wisdom differ ; Wit is upon the sudden turn, Wisdom is in bringing about ends. 2. Nature...
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Table-talk of John Selden

John Selden - Table-talk - 1856 - 324 pages
...dangerous times. The Lion you know called the Sheep to ask her if his Breath smelt: she said, Aye; he hit off her Head for a Fool. He called the Wolf and asked...him: truly he had got a Cold and could not smell. Wit. £lT and Wisdom differ; Wit is upon the sudden turn, Wisdom is in bringing about ends. 2. Nature...
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The R.I. Schoolmaster, Volume 3

Education - 1858 - 402 pages
...dangerou? times. The lion called the sheep to ask her if his breath was unpleasant. She said " Aye ;" he bit off her head for a fool. He called the wolf and asked him. He said " Xo ;" he tore him in pieces for a flatterer. At last he called the fox and asked him. "Truly," said...
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