L'Estrange: A Fowler and a Pigeon

As a Country Fellow was making a Shoot at a Pigeon, he trod upon a Snake that bit him by the Leg. The Surprize startled him, and away flew the Bird.

We are to distinguish betwixt the Benefits of good Will, and those of Providence: For the latter are immediately from Heaven, where no humane Intention intervenes.

Source: L'Estrange 65.

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Click here for a SLIDESHOW of all the Osius images. The difference here is that this poor birdcatcher is using a snare instead of a gun to hunt his birds!

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