sheepbiter

Updated: May 19, 2025

He must haue the backe of an asse, the snout of an elephant, the wit of a foxe, and the teeth of a wolfe, he must faune like a spaniell, crouch like a Jew, Here like a sheepbiter. If he be halfe a puritan, and haue scripture continually in his mouth, he speeds the better.

Thomas Nash - The Vnfortunate Traveller, or The Life Of Jack Wilton: With An Essay On The Life And Writings Of Thomas Nash By Edmund Gosse