Social Commentaries

Fear

by Samuel Butler 1613–1680

From The Humorous Poetry of the English Language (ed. James Parton)

Social Commentaries

There needs no other charm, nor conjurer
To raise infernal spirits up, but fear;
That makes men pull their horns in, like a snail
That's both a pris'ner to itself, and jail;
Draws more fantastic shapes, than in the grains
Of knotted wood, in some men's crazy brains;
When all the cocks they think they see, and bulls,
Are only in the insides of their skulls.

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Butler, Samuel. “Fear.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/butler_samuel/11/.

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Butler, Samuel. “Fear.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/butler_samuel/11/.

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