What Fear Causes

Ulrich von Hutten (1488-1523), Letters of Obscure Men II, LXIII (tr. Francis Griffin Stokes): Then was I sore afraid, and fell into such a pickle that I savoured ill in the nostrils of those who stood by. Tunc fui ita perterritus quod perminxi et permerdavi me, quod omnes nasum praetenebant. Note the euphemism. A more accurate translation is: Then was I so afraid that I pissed and shat myself, so that all held their noses. Related posts: The Smell of Fear An Effect of Fear Thin Soup An Effect of Fear in Cellini's Autobiography