The fables of Æsop. With the moral reflexions of Monsieur Baudoin. Translated from the French. To which is prefix'd by another hand; The true life of Æsop, by the most Learned and Noble Critick Monsieur de Meziriac, proving by unquestionable Authorities, that Æsop was an ingenious, eloquent and comely person, a Courtier and Philosopher; contrary to the fabulous Relation of the Monk Plaundes, who makes him stupid, stammering, a buffoon, and monstrously deform'd
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- The fables of Æsop. With the moral reflexions of Monsieur Baudoin. Translated from the French. To which is prefix'd by another hand; The true life of Æsop, by the most Learned and Noble Critick Monsieur de Meziriac, proving by unquestionable Authorities, that Æsop was an ingenious, eloquent and comely person, a Courtier and Philosopher; contrary to the fabulous Relation of the Monk Plaundes, who makes him stupid, stammering, a buffoon, and monstrously deform'd
- Aesop's fables. English
- Ais]-opou mythoi
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London: printed for Tho. Leigh and Dan. Midwinter, at the Rose and Crown in St. Paul's Church-Yard, MDCCIV. [1704]
- Publication year
- 1704
- ESTC No.
- T84713
- Grub Street ID
- 305092
- Description
- [8],xxvi,[6],400p. ; 8°.
- Note
- The 'moral reflections' are by Pierre de Boissat the Younger
Translated by John Toland
Includes a final advertisement leaf.
- Uncontrolled note
- Pp.vi, 18 and 46 misnumbered iv, 18 and 45