22. The Hare and the Lions -
Fear not the lion, little hare,
Those dreadful fangs thou needst not flee,
For these have never learned to tear
A puny little beast like thee;
On mightier foes he spends his rage,
From weakling necks doth he refrain,
And shall thy blood his thirst assuage?
That petty draught would he disdain.
As thou, for hounds a fitting prey,
His hunger canst not satisfy,
So Caesar's might doth turn away
And pass the Dacian stripling by.
Those dreadful fangs thou needst not flee,
For these have never learned to tear
A puny little beast like thee;
On mightier foes he spends his rage,
From weakling necks doth he refrain,
And shall thy blood his thirst assuage?
That petty draught would he disdain.
As thou, for hounds a fitting prey,
His hunger canst not satisfy,
So Caesar's might doth turn away
And pass the Dacian stripling by.
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