Adagiorum Desiderii Erasmi Roterodami epitome

...so truly does it here present its interpreter, which, in the place of the proverb original: ὕδραν τέμνειν "to cut the Hydra", is accustomed to be said here and there among the common people, namely, for one evil destroyed, three worse ones are returned. Truly unworthy works, which provide a handle for the diligent handling of a studious youth; much less do they supply an occasion for reading through with an attentive mind. That Phosphorus original: Morning Star/Bringer of Light of true erudition and the supreme Prince of good letters, our Erasmus, did not deserve such heavy punishment for the restoration of good letters, that the golden writings of his most learned genius should be received with such gross errors, and indeed be besmirched beyond merit with such unworthy stains. For as for speaking and devising praises worthy enough of the name of this Great Man, who among the pupils of the Muses would grasp at so much license as to promise anything to himself in this matter, let alone