Meek tribute of the milk and wool, and set
Fast trust upon the hands that murder them.
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“Nor, spake he, shall one wash his spirit clean
By blood; nor gladden gods, being good, with blood;[288]
Nor bribe them, being evil: nay, nor lay
Upon the brow of innocent bound beasts
One hair’s weight of that answer all must give
For all things done amiss or wrongfully,
Alone—each for himself—reckoning with that