See Gauch in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"text": "Du bist nicht nur ein schlechter Hornaffe, sondern ein Gauch sieben Schuh lang, ein fünffacher Gauch, nach der Lehre, die ich mehrmals in Welschland zu Florenz gelesen habe: wer nicht weiß, daß seine Frau die Ehe bricht, der hat ein Horn am Schädel; wer thut, als wisse er's nicht, hat zwei Hörner; wer sie ertappt und läßt sich's gefallen, der trägt drei; wer die galanten Liebhaber in sein Haus zieht, hat vier, und wer weiß, daß er in den Orden der Hahnreie komme, und verläßt sich auf seine Frau, der trägt fünf Hörner.",
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"text": "Du bist nicht nur ein schlechter Hornaffe, sondern ein Gauch sieben Schuh lang, ein fünffacher Gauch, nach der Lehre, die ich mehrmals in Welschland zu Florenz gelesen habe: wer nicht weiß, daß seine Frau die Ehe bricht, der hat ein Horn am Schädel; wer thut, als wisse er's nicht, hat zwei Hörner; wer sie ertappt und läßt sich's gefallen, der trägt drei; wer die galanten Liebhaber in sein Haus zieht, hat vier, und wer weiß, daß er in den Orden der Hahnreie komme, und verläßt sich auf seine Frau, der trägt fünf Hörner.",
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