Sentence 5 of The Wolf and the Lamb

This sentence is part of the text The Wolf and the Lamb .

"Sir," says the Lambkin, sore afraid, "How should I act, as you upbraid? The thing you mention cannot be, The stream descends from you to me."

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"How dare you trouble all the flood, and mingle my good drink with mud?" "Sir," says the Lambkin, sore afraid, "How should I act, as you upbraid? The thing you mention cannot be, The stream descends from you to me." Abash'd by facts, says he, " I know 'Tis now exact six months ago You strove my honest fame to blot"-

Translations

In other languages:

Laniger contrà timens "Quî possum, quaeso, făcĕre quod quĕrĕris, Lupe? A te decurrit ad meos haustus liquor".

Latin (1596)

Source: Lupus et Agnus .

Pieno di timore l'agnello rispose: "Scusa, come posso fare ciò che tu mi rimproveri? Io bevo l'acqua che passa prima da te".

Italian

Source: Il lupo e l'agnello .

A esto dijo el corderillo temblando: ¿Cómo, te pregunto, ó lobo, puedo yo hacer eso, de que te quejas? desde aí viene corriendo, él agua, á donde yo bebo.

Spanish

Source: El lobo y el cordero , written by Phaedrus .

The frigtened wool-bearer answered, 'How can I possibly do what you complain of, wolf? The draught runs from you to me.'

English (1833)

Source: The Wolf and the Lamb .

The Fleece-bearer, trembling, answered: “Prithee, Wolf, how can I do what you complain of? The water is flowing downwards from you to where I am drinking.”

English (1887)

Source: The Wolf and the Lamb , written by Phaedrus .

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