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The _Crocodile_, with watery eyes, / O'er man and every creature cries, / Then feeds with pleasure on his prey; / So hypocrites their friends betray.
This terrible creature is said to weep over his prey before he devours / it, as if he was unwilling to destroy any thing; but in truth, that / whining is only to bring other creatures to see what's the matter, / that Mr. _Crocodile_ may get another snap for his belly.