A Slave named Androcles once escaped from his master and fled to the forest. |
Said to have been f. by Amazons, or by Androcles, son of Codrus. |
Addison, in the 139th Guardian, has given us the story of Androcles and the Lion. |
The lion gave a bound, and came within five yards of Androcles. |
In Aesop's Fables, Androcles saved his own life by removing the thorn from the paw of his natural enemy, the lion. |
And Androcles looked up to the Romans, and found no mercy in them. |