Monday, October 25, 2010

L'Estrange: A Snake to Jupiter.

A Snake that found himself persecuted by Men, appeal'd to Jupiter for Relief; who told him that it was his own Fault; for (says he) if you had but bit the first Man that affronted ye; the second would have taken warning by't.

The putting up of one Affront draws on another.


Source: L'Estrange 285.
Serpens Calcatus et Iuppiter

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