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61. On Antipathy.

The strong-rib'd Oak bears an antipathie
Gainst the pale Olive; and the thrifty Bee
Against the pilfring Wasp; discord doth breed
Betwixt the Serpents, and the Womans seed;
But most of all in man, mans flesh and blood
Is enmity against God, and what is good.