Then the Crow thought to lift an old ram;
In his eaglish conceit,
The wool tangled his feet,
And the shepherd laid hold of the sham.
BEWARE OF OVERATING YOUR OWN POWERS
Source: W. J. Linton's fables in verse, with illustrations by Walter Crane: Fable 40.
Click here for a SLIDESHOW of all the Crane images. I really like the way Crane has paired the wise crow and the urn with the foolish crow who thought he could imitate an eagle.
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