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Filed under Consolation by a trifle.

3 finer motifs beneath it
Consoled by a drop of honey. Man in pit surrounded by perils thus comforts himselfMan on sinking ship eats salt. Otherwise he will not enjoy the large amount of water that he must drinkMouse (fly) dying in meat tub is happy that he has eaten to satisfaction
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Comfort in the contemplation of impossible pleasureConsolation by thinking of some good aspect of a situationConsolation by thinking of the pastMutual and undeserved compliments: donkey to camel, "What a beauty you are"; latter answers, "What a sweet voice you have."Consolation by a trifle – miscellaneous

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