Books with author Jean de La Fontaine

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Excerpt from Fables de la Fontaine, Vol. 2C'est de vous que mes vers attendent tout leur prix; Il n'est beauté dans nos écrits Dont vous ne connoissiez jusq'ues aux moindres traces Eh! Qui connoît que vous les beautés et les graces! Paroles et regards, tout est charme dans vous. Ma muse, en un sujet si doux, Voudroit s'étendre davantage Mais il faut réserver à d'autres cet emploi Et d'un plus grand maître que moi Votre louange est le partage. Olympe c'est assez qu'à mon dernier ouvrage Votre nom serve un jour de rempart et d'abri Protégez désormais le livre favori Par qui j'ose espérer une seconde vie Sous vos seuls auspices ces vers Seront jugés, malgré l'envie, Dignes des yeux de l'univers. Je ne mérite pas une faveur si grande; La fable en son nom la demande Vous savez quel crédit ce mensonge a sur nous. S'il procure à mes vers le bonheur de vous plaire, Je croirai lui devoir un temple pour salaire: Mais je ne veux bâtir des temples que pour vous.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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