Ruler interrupts meeting of Senate to amuse his small son. When rebuked for making him a whistle he says: "I would have blown it for him had he asked me to do so."

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Ruler interrupts meeting of Senate to amuse his small son. When rebuked for making him a whistle he says: "I would have blown it for him had he asked me to do so."

The wise and the foolish. · Wise and unwise conduct. · Prudence and Discretion. · Zeal – temperate and intemperate. · view the constellation · filed as J553.2

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Italian NovellaRotunda.

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Filed under Intemperance in work.

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Aesop with the unbent bow. Upbraided when found playing with children, he unstrings a bow and shows how good relaxation is

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