The constellation
U210 Bad ruler, bad subject
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- Man unable to persuade wife to confess misdeed to priest succeeds when he makes her drunk. (Cf. J1141.) · U181 entry
- 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
- 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
- Monk under pressure from abbot forgives the crucifix which has fallen and hurt him. He says that nevertheless there will always be hatred between them · U221 entry