| [No. 205] | Thursday, October 25, 1711 | Addison |
Decipimur specie recti
Hor.
When I meet with any vicious Character that is not generally known, in order to prevent its doing Mischief, I draw it at length, and set it up as a Scarecrow; by which means I do not only make an Example of the Person to whom it belongs, but give Warning to all Her Majesty's Subjects, that they may not suffer by it.
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