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Let Dogs Delight To Bark And Bite, For God Hath Made Them So
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Let dogs delight to bark and bite,
For God hath made them so;
Let bears and lions growl and fight,
For 't is their nature too.
-- Isaac Watts (1674-1748)
-- Divine Songs, Song xvi
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