If the man who had but one little ewe lamb that was dear to him as a daughter, that ate of his bread and drank of his cup, and lay in his bosom, had by some mistake slaughtered it at the shambles, he would not have rued his bloody blunder more than I now rue mine.
Az az ember, aki úgy dédelgette a báránykáját, mintha édesgyermeke lenne, aki a tenyeréből etette, és a poharából itatta a kis állatot - ha az az ember véletlenül megöli kedvencét, nem fájhatott volna jobban a szíve, mint az enyém.