The fables of Esop in English. With all his life and fortune, how he was subtile, wise, and born in Greece, not far from Troy the Great, in a town named Amonio. He was of all other men most deformed, and evil-shapen; for he had a great head, a large visage, long jaws, sharp eyes, a short neck, crook backed, great belly, great legs, large feet; and yet that which was worse, he was dumb, and could not speak: but not withstanding this, he had a singular wit, and was very ingenious and subtill in cavillations, and pleasant in words, after he came to his speech. Whereunto are added the fables of Avian: and also the fable of Alphonse, with the fables of Poge the Florentine, very pleasant to be read.

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  • The fables of Esop in English. With all his life and fortune, how he was subtile, wise, and born in Greece, not far from Troy the Great, in a town named Amonio. He was of all other men most deformed, and evil-shapen; for he had a great head, a large visage, long jaws, sharp eyes, a short neck, crook backed, great belly, great legs, large feet; and yet that which was worse, he was dumb, and could not speak: but not withstanding this, he had a singular wit, and was very ingenious and subtill in cavillations, and pleasant in words, after he came to his speech. Whereunto are added the fables of Avian: and also the fable of Alphonse, with the fables of Poge the Florentine, very pleasant to be read.
  • Aesop's fables. English
  • Fabulae. English.
People / Organizations
Imprint
London: printed by J. Owsley and P. Lillicrap, for Abell Roper at the Sun in Fleet-street, near S. Dunstons Church, 1658.
Added name
Avianus. Fabulae. Petrus Alfonsi, 1062-1110?. Fables. Bracciolini, Poggio, 1380-1459. Facetiae. English.
Publication year
1658
ESTC No.
R209898
Grub Street ID
86116
Description
[4], 284, [10] p. : ill., port. ; 12⁰
Note
With a preliminary woodcut portrait of Aesop.

With a ten page index at end.

Annotation on Thomason copy: "August".Citation/references Thomason, E.1889[1]

Wing (2nd ed., 1994), A692