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A tiger is shot by an archer who appears between the trees as a fox walks by. Etching by J. Kirk after F. Barlow for a fable by Aesop.
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A tiger is shot by an archer who appears between the trees as a fox walks by. Etching by J. Kirk after F. Barlow for a fable by Aesop.

Aesop

CC0 — Public Domain
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Lettering: The tyger and the fox. 5. F. Barlow delin. Ja. s. Kirk fecit. The tyger boasts to guard the beasts from harm, since his tough hide so well his vitals arm. h

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