"Call her Cockatrice and Siren, Basilisk, and all that’s evil, Witch, Hyena, Mermaid, Devil, Ethiop, Wench, and Blackamoor, Monkey, Ape, and twenty more;"
— Basilisk

January 1, 1970

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Mythical creatures
Original Language: English

Sources

The Reflector, 4 (1811); The Works of Charles Lamb, 2 vols. (London: Ollier, 1818)