Fabula Canis Et Umbrae

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Title:     Fabula Canis Et Umbrae
Author: Jonathan Swift [More Titles by Swift]

ORE cibum portans catulus dum spectat in undis,
Apparet liquido praedae melioris imago:
Dum speciosa diu damna admiratur, et alte
Ad latices inhiat, cadit imo vortice praeceps
Ore cibus, nee non simulacrum corripit una.
Occupat ille avidus deceptis faucibus umbram;
Illudit species, ac dentibus aera mordet.

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Jonathan Swift's poem: Fabula Canis Et Umbrae

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