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A lion among ladies is a most dreadful thing.
— A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act III Scene 1
KEYWORD: prey
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Now is he come unto the chamber-door,
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As the grim lion fawneth o'er his prey,
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This said, he sets his foot upon the light,
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Look, as the full-fed hound or gorged hawk,
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