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Show "Adding Insult to Injury." Tho phraso "adding Insult to In-Jury" In-Jury" originated from a fablo by Phaedus, a Roman author, who lived In tho reign of Augustus Caesar, and whoso writings woro first Introduced , In modorn llteraturo In 1C90, at Hbolms, Franco. Tho fablo Is called "Tho Hald Man and tho Fly," and Is ns follows: "A fly bit tho baro pato of a bald man, who endeavoring to crush It, gavo hlmsolf a heavy blow Thon said tho fly, Jeorlngly: 'You wanted to avungo tho sting of n tiny Insect with death. What will you do to joursolf, who have added Insult In-sult to Injury?'" |