The Wise and Ingenious Companion, French and English; / or, A Collection of the Wit of the Illustrious Persons, Both Ancient and Modern

by Abel Boyer

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One told Anacharsis that the Ship he was in was but four Inches thick: Then, said he, we are within four Inches of Death.

97

On dit à Anacharsis, que le Navire qui le portoit n’avoit que quatre doigts d’épaisseur: Nous ne sommes donc, dit-il, éloignez de la Mort que de quatre doigts.