“Brothers and Sisters, I bid you beware
Of giving your heart to a dog to tear.”
Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936) English short-story writer, poet, and novelist
The Power of the Dog, Stanza 1 (1909).
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“There is sorrow enough in the natural way
From men and woman to fill our day;
But when we are certain of sorrow in store,
Why do we always arrange for more?
Brothers & Sisters, I bid you beware
Of giving your heart to a dog to tear.”
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