The constellation
W116 Vanity
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- Old woman reaches town before vain fop who stops to adjust clothes · W116.1 entry
- Expenditure of money for vanity · W116.2 entry
- Plain people made rulers have vain display · W116.3 entry
- Peacock admires self in mirror · W116.4 entry
- Wasp seeking fame stings courtiers: killed · W116.5 entry
- Wealthy man pretends enjoyment of good music. Told when to applaud · W116.6 entry
- Use of strange language to show one's high education · W116.7 entry
- Jackal forces all animals who come to drink to praise him like a king · W116.8 entry