snake in grass

She could not officiate as Marplot to discredit him in the affections of his ladylove, since the Princess was too severely enamoured to give the loan of her ear to any sibillations from a snake in grass.

Then did Ahti Saarelainen Push his boat into the water, Like a snake in grass when creeping, Even like a living serpent, 120 And he sailed away to north-west, On the lake that borders Pohja.