The fables of Æsop, selected, told anew and their history traced . LION once fell in love with abeautiful maiden and proposedmarriage to her parents. The oldpeople did not know what to did not like to give their daughter tothe Lion, yet they did not wish to enrage theKing of Beasts. At last the father said : Wefeel highly honoured by your Majestysproposal, but you see our daughter is a tenderyoung thing, and we fear that in thevehemence of your affection you mightpossibly do her some injury. Might Iventure to suggest that your Majesty shouldhave your claws removed, and your teethextra
The fables of Æsop, selected, told anew and their history traced . LION once fell in love with abeautiful maiden and proposedmarriage to her parents. The oldpeople did not know what to did not like to give their daughter tothe Lion, yet they did not wish to enrage theKing of Beasts. At last the father said : Wefeel highly honoured by your Majestysproposal, but you see our daughter is a tenderyoung thing, and we fear that in thevehemence of your affection you mightpossibly do her some injury. Might Iventure to suggest that your Majesty shouldhave your claws removed, and your teethextracted, then we would gladly consideryour proposal again/ The Lion was somuch in love that he had his claws trimmedand his big teeth taken out. But when he ^ESOPS FABLES 171 came again to the parents of the young girlthev simply laughed in his face, and bade himdo his worst. Hobc can tame tljc toiltic^
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