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Un castor qui s’arrache les genitoires de peur d’être pris
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Un Castor qui s’arrache les genitoires de peur d’être pris
Modo vita supersit
Cela est bon, pourveu qu’il ne’en meurt point
Quest’è il modo per fuggir la morte
Esto es bueno para evitar la muerte
Dat is goet, als hy ’ eer maar niet van sterft
It is good provided hy does not dye of it
Es ist gut, vvan er nur davon nicht stirbt
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Literature
Sources and parallels
- De la Feuille, Devises Et Emblemes 1697 [web]
, p/no. 16/5
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