Roger L'Estrange, Fables of Æsop and Other Eminent Mythologists… (1692)
“ REFLEXION. 'Tis Great Folly to Fly for Protection to People that Naturally Delight in Mischief, The Fox Blames the Bramble here, but he may Thank Himself. They that make themselves the Common Enemies of Mankind, by Breaking All the Measures of Good Faith, Truth, and Peace, and by lying in Wayte for Innocent Bloud, let them Turn their Heads which way they will, they shall be sure of an Enemy in the Face of them: Nay they meet with their Punishment, where they look for Safety, and which way foever they go, Divine Justice either Meets them, or Pursues them. ”
