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Excerpt from Reynard the Fox: A Poem in Twelve Cantos, Translated From the German The German names of the animals, have with the exception of those of the Fox and Bear, been retained in the translation, as for many of them, the English language possesses no equivalent words, while those bearing a meaning, would when translated, have been but ill adapted for introduction into verse. With regard to the latter, it may be necessary to add a few words of explanation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.