Content to fold them from the famished beast:
Mild were his laws; the sheep and harmless hind
Were never of the persecuting kind.
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Such pity now the pious pastor shows, }
Such mercy from the British Lion flows,[113] }
That both provide protection from their foes. }
Oh happy regions, Italy and Spain,
Which never did those monsters entertain!
The Wolf, the Bear, the Boar, can there advance