The Story of the Rat-Trap
"Leixant a part le stil dels trobados,
Dos grans dezigs han combatut ma pensa,
Mas lo voler vers un seguir dispensa;
Yo l'vos publich, amar dretament vos."
THE THIRD NOVEL.—MEREGRETT OF FRANCE, THINKING
TO PRESERVE A HOODWINKED GENTLEMAN, ANNOYS A
SPIDER; AND BY THE GRACE OF DESTINY THE WEB OF THAT
CUNNING INSECT ENTRAPS A BUTTERFLY, A WASP, AND
THEN A GOD; WHO SHATTERS IT.