The preacher quoted, and the cranks <br /> Among his congregation smiled, <br />"How sharper than a serpent's thanks <br /> It is to have a toothless child." <br /> <br />He saw he erred, his eye grew wild, <br /> He frowned upon the mirthful ranks: <br />"How toothless than a serpent's child <br /> It is to have a sharper's thanks!"<br /><br />William Thomas Goodge<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-bad-break/
