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New ones will bite more greedily."
Such torments in this land are seen,—
Courtiers and magistrates, I mean.
Great Aristotle likens flies
To certain men; and he was wise.
But when such folk get full of gold,
They're less importunate, I'm told.
FABLE 228. THE HAWK, THE KING,AND THE FALCON
To Monseigneur the Prince de Conti
As the gods are forgiving, they wish that the lords