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[13] Samuel Croxall echoes L'Estrange's observation in Fables of Aesop and Others (1722). "The stronger the passion is, the greater torment he endures; and subjects himself to a continual real pain, by only wishing ill to others." [14] It is with this understanding that the idiom of "a dog in a manger" is most often used currently. However, a ...
The Cock, the Dog and the Fox; The Crow and the Pitcher; The Crow and the Sheep; The Crow and the Snake; The Deer without a Heart; The Dog and Its Reflection; The Dog and the Sheep; The Dog and the Wolf; The Dogs and the Lion's Skin; The Dove and the Ant; The Eagle and the Beetle; The Eagle and the Fox; The Eagle Wounded by an Arrow; The Farmer ...
Perry 328. The Dog at the Banquet Perry 329. The Hunting Dog Perry 330. The Dog and his Master Perry 331. Dog and Hare. Perry 332. The Dog with a Bell on his Neck. Perry 333. The Rabbit and the Fox Perry 334. The Lion's Reign Perry 335. The Lion and the Eagle Perry 336. Sick Lion, Fox, and Stag, referenced in The Deer without a Heart. Perry 337.
Aesop's Fables, or the Aesopica, is a collection of fables credited to Aesop, ... This too contained some from elsewhere, such as The Dog in the Manger (67).
The Dog and Its Reflection (or Shadow in later translations) is one of Aesop's Fables and is numbered 133 in the Perry Index. [1] The Greek language original was retold in Latin and in this way was spread across Europe, teaching the lesson to be contented with what one has and not to relinquish substance for shadow.
The Dog in the Manger or The Gardener's Dog (Spanish: El Perro del Hortelano [el ˈpero ðel oɾteˈlano]) is a 1618 play by the Spanish playwright Lope de Vega. Its title refers to the proverb of the dog in the manger – it is an adaptation of a Spanish version of the story which deals with the emotional complications of class conflict. The ...
The Dog and the Sheep is one of Aesop's Fables and is numbered 478 in the Perry Index. [1] Originally its subject was the consequence of bearing false witness. However, longer treatments of the story during the Middle Ages change the focus to deal with perversions of justice by the powerful at the expense of the poor.
Like teaching an old man a new language (Can't teach an old dog new tricks) A living corpse; Many hands make light work; Many parasangs ahead (Miles ahead) More haste, less speed; A necessary evil; Necessity is the mother of invention; Neither fish nor flesh; Neither with bad things nor without them (Women: can't live with 'em, can't live ...