Fable is a mirror in which an image of the mind may be presented
Fable I. The Young Lady and the Looking-Glass. [from Fables. By William Wilkie]
2 entries in ESTC (1768, 1795).<br>
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<u>Fables. By William Wilkie, D. D. Professor Of Natural Philosophy In The University Of St. Andrews.</u> (London: Printed for Edward and Charles Dilly, In The Poultry Near The Mansion House; and A. Kincaid and J. Bell, at Edinburgh, 1768). &lt;<a href="http://estc.bl.uk/T138559">Link to ESTC</a>&gt;<br>
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See also <u>The Poetical Works of William Wilkie, D.D.</u> (Edinburgh: Printed by Mundell and Son, 1795).