All 3 Uses of
serpent
in
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
- The devil, once a shining angel, a son of the morning, now a foul fiend came in the shape of a serpent, the subtlest of all the beasts of the field.†
Chpt 3 *
- In olden times it was the custom to punish the parricide, the man who had raised his murderous hand against his father, by casting him into the depths of the sea in a sack in which were placed a cock, a monkey, and a serpent.†
Chpt 3
- The serpent, the most subtle beast of the field.†
Chpt 3
Definition:
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(serpent) a snake