LXXVII. How a Man who Becomes Steady at Last After his Former Excesses
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LXXVII. How a Man who Becomes Steady at Last After his Former Excesses

LXXVII. HOW A MAN WHO BECOMES STEADY AT LAST AFTER HIS FORMER EXCESSES.

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When they would denote a man who after his former

p. 134

excesses at length becomes steady, they portray a BULL BOUND ABOUT BY A WILD FIG BRANCH; for if when violent he is bound with a wild fig branch, he becomes gentle.


Footnotes

  1. 133:1

    Treb. renders, novissima calamitate castigatum, "chastised by a very recent calamity."

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