Zenobius 3.12
I carry a staff of laurel
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English
Proverb
I carry a staff of laurel
Explanation
those plotted against by certain persons used to say this, inasmuch as laurel wards off poison.
Greek
Proverb
Δαφνίνην φορῷ βακτηρίαν
Explanation
τοῦτο λέγειν εἰώθασιν οἱ ὑπό τινων ἐπιβουλευόμενοι· παρόσον ἀλεξιφάρμακον ἡ δάφνη.
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