Reynard the Fox - 1886 Author:Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Stung to the quick by Reynard's taunting tongue, Into the op'ning Tybalt boldly sprung, And plunged directly in the ready snare: Such entertainment and such dain... more »ty fare Did the sly Fox for all his Guests prepare. When the Cat felt the string about his neck, He gave a sideward spring and got a check; This made him throw a wond'rous somersault, And, the noose tight'ning, he was fairly caught. To Reynard then he loudly call'd for aid, Who list'ning at the hole in mock'ry said : " Nephew, how are the Mice? I hope they're fat; They are well fed enough, I'm sure of that: If the Priest knew his vermin were your venison, I'm sure he'd bring some mustard, with his benison ; Or send his Son with it,—that best of Boys. But Nephew, prithee, why make such a noise? Is it at Court the fashion so to sing At meals? It seems an inconvenient thing. Oh! but I wish the gentle Isegrim Were in your place; how I would badger him! I stake my tail on't I would make him pay For all the ill he's wrought me many a day." Then off he starts t' indulge some other vice; No matter what; he was not over-nice: There never lived a Soul, at any time, . ' . r ! Iv ii.i:-1 . ': I.;, i.--. :-. : i;.; Mid p t .1 v iu.-ci- . ' ''id'r-'iii s| '. - . i-. L.,:.. , ; : "y .-.ili.l r aid. VI .1 li-.f: ". . ' ' ':. !. h muck'iy .s.iid : " ;'.. .,'. ! . . Y the Mi.'i ? I hoj.i- tluy':- '. They a:i v.i 11 t !!.- .' . I'm :-uro of th .t : If :' !': '-. . M r:n:n vere your vt.'.i(-n. : r, -t.uxl, itli liis !) ni-- 11 .h it. :'i it Ik.t of Jloys. . .. j i,iki: sin h a iiui ;.? i - .1 at C".-r 'i : ; :-.! v;i! At !:;i.i!s? Il . :-, i ....-nen! Tit tiring. (ill! Kit I wish I'- :.-i.-:ui I-e-'ii i Vi.r. M .-Mir p!:v. ; bow I w i! 1 1 n ! :-r him! I -t:ik.. :; t.iil n-i't I wou...« less