'Tis but a dog-like madness in bad kings,
For to delight in wounds and murderings:
As some plants prosper best by cuts and blows,
So kings by killing do increase their foes.
Cruelty
Robert Herrick
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Poem topics: dog, delight, increase, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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