'Tis a Scandal to a Government, and there goes Envy along with it, where Honours are Conferr'd upon Men for Address, Beauty, and External Advantages, rather then for their Good Qualities and Virtues.
Source: L'Estrange 297. It's a bit unexpected to find the lapwing here, instead of the hoopoe, as in the Latin version of the story in Abstemius.
Lapwing, from Wikipedia.
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