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47. The Deer and The Lion (Perry 76)

From the hounds the swift Deer sped away,
To his cave, where in past times he lay
Well concealed, unaware
Of a Lion couched there,
For a spring that soon made him his prey.

FATE CAN MEET AS WELL AS FOLLOW

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