10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DOG-IN-THE-MANGER»
Discover the use of
dog-in-the-manger in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
dog-in-the-manger and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Dog in the Manger Book 4
A Dog in the Manger - somebody who tries to prevent someone else from having
or doing something that he or she cannot have or do. Derived from Aesop Tale,
The Dog in the Manger: One afternoon a dog lay down to sleep in the manger.
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Our Dramatic Heritage:
The Golden Age
... disagreement as to how many may be forgeries (Lope was so popular that it
was profitable to claim his authorship even fraudulently), but these statistics are
enough to indicate the incredible industry of this 377 The Dog in the Manger ...
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The Comedia
in English: Translation and Performance
DAVID JOHNSTON Translation and the Original As the colophon to its Spanish
Golden Age season, the Royal Shakespeare Company was invited to bring The
Dog in the Manger, House of Desires, Tamar's Revenge, and Pedro, the Great ...
Susan Paun De García, Donald R. Larson, 2008
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Fables and moral maxims,
in verse and prose, selected by A. ...
... But more it hurt him that the Cur Brought on himself this odious slur, For he had
never played this part, Had not ill-nature filled his heart; — And, oh ! the heart
which malice fills, Is tortured with a thousand ills, HO THE DOG IN THE MANGER
.
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One hundred fables
in verse; by various authors, selected ...
THE DOG IN THE MANGER. 247 1 FABLE LXXXVI. THE DOG IN THE MANGER.
A Dog once in a manger lay Upon a truss of sweetest hay. A civil Ox, in passing
by, Pleas'd did his fav'rite food espy, And making to the manger's side, His mouth
...
One hundred fables, James Plumptre, 1825
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The Cognitive Dynamics of Computer Science: Cost-Effective ...
This is the “dog in the manger.” The dog makes itself at home on the straw in the
manger. The cow comes into the barn to eat, and tries, but the dog barks, and
drives it off. Of course, the dog does not eat straw, but remains on the hay to keep
...
Szabolcs Michael de Gyurky, 2006
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A View of
the Art of Colonization: With Present Reference to ...
Besides these, there is in all the colonies, as well when land is granted as when it
is sold, a great dog in the manger, which does more mischief than all the little
ones put together. This is the government itself. Everywhere in the colonies, the ...
Edward Gibbon Wakefield, 2010
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Æsop's fables. With instructive morals and reflections [ed. ...
A DOG IN THE MANGER. An envious cur was gotten into a manger, and there lay
growling and snarling to keep out the cattle from their provender, choosing rather
to starve his own carcase* than sufier the other beasts to fatisfy their hunger.
Aesopus, Samuel Richardson, 1790
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The Book of Fables and Folk Stories
A choice collection of old folk tales and fables, attractively arranged and illustrated. Between each of the longer tales appear several short fables, offering a varied reading experience for the young reader for whom it is intended.
Horace Elisha Scudder, 2006
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Fables ancient and modern, adapted for
the use of children ...
FABLE I. . , ' THE DOG IN THE MANGER. A naughty dog once went into a stable,
and having looked about him, jumped into the manger, thinking that was a nice
snug place for him to lie down and sleep in. Presently a little boy came into the ...
6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DOG-IN-THE-MANGER»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
dog-in-the-manger is used in the context of the following news items.
Hancock denies request for reconsideration in easement case
We do not want to require a landowner 'to adopt a dog-in-the-manger attitude in order to protect his title to his property.' ...Not applying a ... «SanJuanIslander.com, Jun 15»
THE VIEW: Brown Bag History
The dog-in-the-manger character at present displayed is not becoming for such a vast and wealthy corporation as the Canadian Pacific.”. «Black Press, Jun 15»
Remarkable journey from criminal to equal citizen
I never believed in this parsimonious, dog-in-the-manger approach. I am with Daniel O'Connell, the great apostle of Catholic emancipation. «Irish Times, May 15»
Help! London has been conquered by Event Security and nobody is …
It was dog-in-the-manger officiousness, pure and simple. It's an event. Let's get Event Security in and screen it off. I had been looking forward to ... «The Independent, May 15»
Sharing the public housing burden is in all our interests
However, Nicholls is an upmarket Gungahlin suburb, and currently free of public housing, and the dog-in-the-manger attitude that imbues ... «The Canberra Times, May 15»
Friday File
“It is now pretty evident that Hollywood's dog-in-the-manger attitude toward TV has harmed the films more than video. For a good many viewers ... «New York Times, Feb 15»
