Two Shepherd Boys with Dogs Fighting. Thomas Gainsborough. 1783.
Isaac Watts
Let dogs delight to bark and bite,
For God hath made them so;
Let bears and lions growl and fight
For ‘tis their nature too.
But, children, you should never let
Such angry passions rise;
Your little hands were never made
To tear each other’s eyes.
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I need to read this to my little brothers… It seems they sometimes get the notion that they are wild animals that bark and bite!
Yes, I have a feeling this was written to little boys. No pun intended.
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I need to read this to my little brothers… It seems they sometimes get the notion that they are wild animals that bark and bite!
Yes, I have a feeling this was written to little boys. No pun intended.