Three Hundred Æsop's Fables/The Lamp

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Three Hundred Aesop's Fables (1867)
attr. Æsop, illustrated by [[Author:Harrison Weir|Harrison Weir]], translated by George Fyler Townsend
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London: George Routledge and Sons, page 100

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THE LAMP.

A Lamp soaked with too much oil, and flaring very much, boasted that it gave more light than the sun. A sudden puff of wind arising, it was immediately extinguished. Its owner lit it again, and said: "Boast no more, but henceforth be content to give thy light in silence. Know that not even the stars need to be relit."

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