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STRATEGY by IBN SA'ID OF ALCALA LA REAL

First Line: I MADE MYSELF THE FRIEND OF ALL
Last Line: WILL SEND HIM SWEEPING TO THE HAND.
I made myself the friend of all
Who mixed in his society,
That on their succour I might call
Should he prove obdurate to me.

Although the bough be high indeed
And hold himself extremely grand,
A puff of wind with utmost speed
Will send him sweeping to the hand.



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