Excerpt from Fables of Æsop, and Others: Translated Into English, With Insructive Applications, And a Print Before Each FableSo much has been already said concerning jesop and his writings, both by ancient and modern authors, that the subject seems to be quite exhausted. The different con jectures, opinions, traditions, and forgeries, which, from time to time we have had given to us of him, would fill a large volume: but they are, for the most part, so incon sistent and absurd, that it would be but a dull amusement for the reader to be let into such a maze of uncertainty since Herodotus, the most ancient Greek historian, did not ¿ourish till nearly a hundred years after zesop.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.