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Matthew Prior - The Honest Shepherd
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When hungry wolves had trespass`d on the fold,
And the robb`d shepherd his sad story told,
"Call in Alcides," said a crafty priest,
"Give him one half and he`ll secure the rest."
No, said the shepherd, if the Fates decree,
By ravaging my flock to ruin me, 
To their commands I willingly resign,
Power is their character, and patience mine;
Though troth, to me there seems but little odds
Who prove the greatest robbers — wolves or gods.
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