38. A RAMPING LYON. Reason or Natural Honor; also Henry VIII. According to the ancient belief, no lion would attack a true virgin or one of royal blood. Similar scenes are found in _Sir Bevis of Hampton_, _The Seven Champions of Christendom_, etc. Cf. I _Henry_ IV, ii, 4. The allegory signifies that man guided merely by reason will recognize Truth and pay it homage.
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