Subj : A pigeon simile
To   : All
From : Anton Shepelev
Date : Fri Apr 10 2020 12:37:58

The great Ambrose Bierce quotes the following in his definition of
conscience:

"Woes that defy the world's religions --
The Spirit's brooding ills --
We scatter, like a flock of pigeons,
    With pills."

I don't understand the comparison: how does one employ pills in
scattering a flock of pigeons? Or is a handfull of small pebbles?

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