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Poema: The Sinner and the Spider

Sinner (Si): What black, what ugly crawling thing are you?
Spider (Sp): I am a spider.
Si: A spider, aye, also a filthy creature.
Sp: Nor filthy as yourself in name or feature.
My name entailed is to my creation,
My features from the God of your salvation.
Si: I am a man, and in God’s image [...]

Poema: The Frog by John Bunyan

The frog by nature is both damp and cold,
Her mouth is large, her belly much will hold;
She sits somewhat ascending, loves to be
Croaking in gardens, though unpleasantly.
The hypocrite is like unto this frog,
As like as the puppy to the dog.
He is of nature cold, his mouth is wide
To chatter, and at goodness to deride.
He mounts [...]