de-pre-ci-ate Jem-pir-i-cal fra-gil-i-ty de-si-ra-ble em-pov-er-ish fru-gal-i-ty de-spite-ful-ly en-am-el-ler fu-tu-ri-ty de-spond-en-cy en-thu-si-ast Ge-og-ra-phy de-ter-min-ate e-nu-me-rate ge-om-e-try de-test-a-ble e-pis-co-pal gram-ma-rian dex-te"-ri-ty e-pit-o-me gram-mat-i-cal di-min-u-tive e-quiv-o-cate Ha-bil-i-ment dis-grace-ful-ly e-va-sive-ly hu-man-i-ty dis-loy-al-ty e-ven-tu-al hu-mil-i-ty dis-or-der-ly ex-am-in-er hy-poth-e-sis dis-pen-sa-ry ex-ceed-ing-ly I-dol-a-ter dis-sat-is-fy ex-ces-sive-ly il-lit-e-rate dis-sim-i-lar ex-cu-sa-ble il-lus-tri-ous e-lu-ci-date fa-tal-i-ty im-pos-si-ble e-mas-cu-late fe-li"-ci-ty im-prob-a-ble im-pov-er-ish ma-ter-ial impreg-na-ble me-trop-o-lis re-gen-e-rate im-prove-a-ble mi-rac-u-lous re-mark-a-ble improv-i-dent Na-tiv-i-ty re-mu-ne-rate in-an-i-mate non-sen-si-cal re-splen-dent-ly in-au-gu-rate no-to-ri-ous re-sto-ra-tive in-ca-pa-ble O-be-di-ent re-su-ma-ble in-clem-en-cy ob-serv-able Sa-ga"-city in-cli-na-ble om-nip-o-tent si-mil-i-tude in-con-stan-cy o-rac-u-lar sim-pli-ci-ty in-cu-ra-ble o-ri"-gi-nal so-lem-ni-ty in-de-cen-cy Par-tic-u-lar in-el-e-gant pe-nu-ri-ous so-li"-ci-tor so-li"-cit-ous in-fat-u-ate per-pet-u-al sub-ser-vi-ent in-hab-i-tant per-spic-u-ous su-pe-ri-or in-grat-i-tude phi-los-o-pher su-per-la-tive in-sin-u-ate in-teg-ri-ty in-ter-pret-er pre-cip-i-tate ter-ra"-que-ous in-tract-a-ble pre-des-ti-nate the-ol-o-gy in-trep-id-ly pre-dom-i-nate tri-um-phant-ly in-val-i-date pre-oc-cu-py tu-mul-tu-ous in-vet-e-rate pre-va"-ri-cate ty-ran-ni-cal in-vid-i-ous pro-gen-i-tor U-nan-i-mous ir-rad-i-ate pros-pe-ri-ty u-bi"-qui-ty i-tin-e-rant Ra-pid-i-ty un-search-a-ble Ju-rid-i-cal re-cep-ta-cle Va-cu-i-ty La-bo-ri-ous re-cum-ben-ey ver-nac-u-lar Le-git-i-mate re-cur-ren-cy vi-cis-si-tude le-gu-mi-nous re-deem-a-ble vi-va-ci-ty lux-u-ri-ous re-dun-dan-cy vo-lup-tu-ous Mag-ni-fi-centre-frac-to-ry SELECT FABLES. I. THE FOX AND THE GRAPES. A Fox, parched with thirst, perceived some some grapes hanging from a lofty vine. As they looked ripe and tempting, Reynard was very desirous to refresh himself with their de-li-ci-ous juice; but after trying again and again to reach them, and leaping till he was tired, he found it im-prac-ti-ca-ble to jump so high, and in consequence gave up the attempt. Pshaw! said he, eyeing them as he retired, with affected in-differ-ence, I might easily have ac-com-plish-ed this business if I had been so disposed; but I cannot help thinking that the grapes are sour, and therefore not worth the trouble of plucking. The Vain, contending for the prize A Dog crossing a river on a plank, with a piece of flesh in his mouth, saw its re-flec-ti-on in the stream, and fancied he had dis-cov-er-edi another and a richer booty. Ac-cord-ing-ly, dropping the meat into the water, which was instantly hurried away by the current, he snatched at the shadow; but how great was his vex* a-ti-on, to find that it had dis-ap-pear-ed! Unhappy creature that I am! cried he: in grasping at a shadow, I have lost the substance. With moderate blessings be content, A Shepherd-boy, for want of better employent, used to amuse himself by raising a false larm, and crying "the wolf! twolf!" and hen his neighbours, believing he was in earnest, in to his assistance, instead of thanking them for their kindness, he laughed at them. This trick he repeated a great number of mes; but at length the wolf came in re-al-i-ty, id began tearing and mangling his sheep. he boy now cried and bellowed with all his ight for help; but the neighbours, taught by -pe-ri-ence, and supposing him still in jest, aid no regard to him. Thus the wolf had time d op-por-tu-ni-ty to worry the whole flock. To sacred truth devote your heart, The liar ne'er will be believ'd By those whom he has once deceiv'd |