The constellation
U181 Man unable to persuade wife to confess misdeed to priest succeeds when he makes her drunk. (Cf. J1141.)
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The same sky, in words
filed under
- In vino veritas · U180 entry
cross-ref
- Confession obtained by a ruse · J1141 entry
filed near
- In vino veritas · U180 entry
- Futile attempt to explain to a blind man meaning of "white" · U173 entry
- Two blind men succeed in fooling each other about their blindness · U172 entry
- Blind man crosses a narrow bridge which his guide is afraid to attempt · U171 entry
- Bad ruler, bad subject · U210 entry
- No great knights now because no great kings · U211 entry
- To have good servants a lord must be good · U212 entry
- Forced peace valueless · U220 entry