KING CANDAULES AND THE DOCTOR OF LAWS
In life oft ills from self-imprudence
spring;
As proof, Candaules’ story we will
bring;
In folly’s scenes the king was truly
great:
His vassal, ...
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The French poet and man of letters Jean de La Fontaine (1621-1695) was one of the great French classical authors. He preferred to work in relatively minor and unexploited genres, such as the fable and...
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Jean de La Fontaine is best known for his Fables choisies, mises en vers (Selected Fables, Put into Verse), published in twelve books from 1668 to 1693. Comprising more than two hundred short poems di...
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Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine — Volume 19
Jean de La Fontaine
Jean de La Fontaine