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"For the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart. (Psalm xi. 2) their tongue a sharp sword. (Psalm lvii. 4)."

SLANDER AND BACKBITING.
Mark! where the good man unsuspecting treads
No evil meditates, nor evil dreads ;
The base assassins from their covert start,
And sheath the dagger in his bleeding heart;
Or shoot their arrows, strung by hate, alack,
With deadly aim at the defenceless back.
So smites the slanderer, with poisond tongue.
The man—his neighbour—who has done no wrong ;
Thief-like, he steals what gold cannot replace,
And, like a coward, dares not show his face:
A brutish cur, that sneaks along the track,
Awaits his time, then springs upon the back.

William Holmes (1868), Religious Emblems and Allegories : a series of engravings, with suitable letter-press, designed to illustrate divine truth, London: William Tegg, p. 98

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current21:10, 17 June 2020Thumbnail for version as of 21:10, 17 June 20201,200 × 864 (250 KB)Andrew Davidson (talk | contribs)"For the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart. (Psalm xi. 2) their tongue a sharp sword. (Psalm lvii. 4)." <poem> SLANDER AND BACKBITING. Mark! where the good man unsuspecting treads No evil meditates, nor evil dreads ; The base assassins from their covert start, And sheath the dagger in his bleeding heart; Or shoot their arrows, strung by hate, alack, With deadly aim at the defenceless back. So smites the sla...

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