FABLES

BY

JOHN GA Y.

BY

JOHN GAY,

WITH

A LIFE OF THE AUTHOR.

VIENNA:

Printed for R. SAMMÉR, Bookfeller.
M. DCC. XCIX.

307.583-A. Alt-

то

HIS HIGHNESS

WILLIAM,

DUKE OF CUMBERLAND,

THESE

NEW FABLES,

INVENTED FOR HIS AMUSEMENT,

ARE HUMBLY DEDICATED, BY

HIS HIGHNESS's

MOST FAITHFUL, AND

MOST OBEDIENT SERVANT,

JOHN GAY.