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 OW large unto the tiny fly
 * Must little things appear! —

A rosebud like a feather bed,
 * Its prickle like a spear;

A dewdrop like a looking-glass,
 * A hair like golden wire;

The smallest grain of mustard-seed
 * As fierce as coals of fire;

A loaf of bread, a lofty hill;
 * A wasp, a cruel leopard;

And specks of salt as bright to see
 * As lambkins to a shepherd.