The Fables of Phaedrus, with a Literal Engl. Translation (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1828 edition. Excerpt: ...ex Sutore. made out of a Cobler. Cum When malus sutor a clumsy cobler deperditus undone inopia, by want, c pisset had begun medicinan facere to practise medicine ignoto loco, in a place where he was a stranger, et and venditaret sold antidotum an antidote falso nomine, falsely so called, acquisivit he gained frmara a reputation FABLE XIII. sibi for himself verbosis strophis. by cant. ing tricks. Hie Here cum when rex the king urbis of the city jaceret-lay confectus worn out morbo gravi, with a, grievous distemper, poposcit he called for scyphum a cup gratia for the sake ejus experiendi; of trying his skill; dein then fusa aqua pouring water into it he for fear of death, confessed that he, was a physician, not from any knowledge of the art, but that he became famous by the stupidity of the vulgar. Rex The king advocataconcione, calling an assembly, edidit spoke haec; these words; "Quanta: pu tu (is esse vos dementia "Howmadmust you think yourselves qui who non dubitatis do not hesitate credere to trust capita vestra your heads cui to whom nemo no one commisit intrusted pedes his feet calceandos " to be shod " Dixerim I should have said hoc pertinere vere that this truly relates ad illos to those quorum stultitia whose folly est is quaestus the gain impudentiae. of impudence. esse to be verum. true. Timid us senex A timid old man pascebat was feeding asellum his ass in prato: in a meadow: is he territus being affrighted clamore subito by the sud. den clamour hostium, of the enemy, suadebat urged asino his ass fugere, tossy, ne..