Act I, scene ii, lines 208–209.
“
I know an Englishman,
Being flattered, is a lamb; threatened, a lion.
— George Chapman
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I know an Englishman,
Being flattered, is a lamb; threatened, a lion." in the context of "Act I, scene ii, lines 208–209." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "George Chapman" (Disputed, Alphonsus, Emperor of Germany (1654): Attributed, probably falsely, to Chapman. Perhaps written by George Peele.)
The 'What it means' explanation text was generated by Google Gemini Flash (accessed January 18, 2026). https://gemini.google.com/app