Quote#Love
For he counteracts the powers of darkness by his electrical skin and…
Quote byChristopher Smart · 1722–1771
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Jubilate Agno (1759–63), Fragment B, l. 721.
English (original)
For he counteracts the powers of darkness by his electrical skin and glaring eyes. For he counteracts the Devil, who is death, by brisking about the life For in his morning orisons he loves the sun and the sun loves him. For he is of the tribe of Tiger.
— Christopher Smart
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