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Motif

Putting out of countenance by telling evil stories.

The wise and the foolish. · Cleverness. · Clever persons and acts. · Clever man puts another out of countenance. · Clever man puts another out of countenance. · view the constellation · filed as J1211

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3 finer motifs beneath it
Peasant preaches about bishop's amour. Bishop has instructed him to tell the truth and spare no one when he preaches Clever thief may keep booty. He has seen his victim in a disgraceful position and is allowed the booty as a price for his silence Courtier having observed king's amour shields him and gains pardon. Answers in clever proverbs when called on to say what he has seen
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Judge put out of countenance Thief exposes owner's unjust claim Absurd pretence, when allowed, puts pretender out of countenance Cheater put out of countenance by raising alarm. Wine seller carries water into his cellar. Man raises alarm pretending that he thought the house must be afire Worldly man puts religious man out of countenance Thirty years old for twelve years. Man claims to be thirty; has been doing so for the last twelve years Old man in love with young woman puts his critics out of countenance Rebuke for telling a poor and long-winded story Poet puts others out of countenance

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