asapheis

Updated: May 2, 2025

For hither fly the asapheis that inhabit that land, either when they are in danger of passing their time scurvily for want of belly-timber, being unable, or, what's more likely, unwilling to take heart of grace and follow some honest lawful calling, or too proud-hearted and lazy to go to service in some sober family.

François Rabelais - Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 5