The Lion, the Fox and the Geese. A fox in ermine robe speaks at a parliament of animals after the retirement of the lion king. Leopard, horse, cow and hound pay their respects, but a goose complains of the tyranny of predators. Copperplate engraving by William Grainger after an illustration by John Wootton from Fables by John Gay, with a Life of the Author, John Stockdale, London, 1793.

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