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Motifs
- Absurd pretence, when allowed, puts pretender out of countenance. J1214
- Son of God to see king. When steadily unable to be admitted to presence of a king, a clever man demands an interview saying he is the son of God come down to earth and will condescend to see the king. When asked to show the king Heaven and the path to it, the pretender retorts that when he was sent down by the Father, he was told to look to matters relating to this earth. J1675.8
- Pretender as pope. K1961.2