And the slope sun his upward beam / Shoots against the dusky pole,

In 1631 and 1632 there were trials on Guernsey for cases of werewolfery, both occurring in St Martins […]

'Tis Fate that casts the Dice, and as she flings, Of Kings makes Pedants, and of Pedants Kings.

The problem with this belief is that the public does not see much of this violence, because it is not graphic enough to offend them, so the public is greatly underperceiving the amount of violence to which they are exposed.