« J. AJ 18.174 | J. AJ 18.175 | J. AJ 18.176 | About This Work »
175but he prayed him to let them alone: the other, by way of reply, asked him the reason of such a preposterous proceeding, in preventing relief from his present misery; to which he answered, “If thou drivest these flies away, thou wilt hurt me worse; for as these are already full of my blood, they do not crowd about me, nor pain me so much as before, but are somewhat more remiss, while the fresh ones that come almost famished, and find me quite tired down already, will be my destruction.
« J. AJ 18.174 | J. AJ 18.175 | J. AJ 18.176 | About This Work »