Let Dogs Delight to Bark and Bite

This version of Let Dogs Delight to Bark and Bite is from Poems Every Child Should Know, a 1904 compilation of children’s poetry. It was written by Isaac Watts. Let Dogs Delight to Bark and Bite by Isaac Watts Let dogs delight to bark and bite, For God hath made them so; Let bears and lions growl and fight, For ’tis their nature too. But, children, you should never let Such angry passions rise; Your little hands were never made To tear each other’s eyes.