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Unit 4 Test This Is English
What is the meaning of "Cruelty" in these lines?
And mutual fear brings peace,
Till the selfish loves increase:
Then Cruelty knits a snare,
And spreads his baits with care.
A. Cruelty is a young man learning to hunt before opening day
B. Cruelty is learning the skill of knitting from his grandmother
C. Cruelty is a conniving and knowing person who can trick us
D. Cruelty is going fishing and needs to choose his bait carefully