Henry Adams Bellows stanza 87

a sick calf,a self-willed thrall,a flattering prophetess,a corpse newly slain,[a serene sky,a laughing lord,a barking dog,and a harlot’s grief];

sickly calf or self-willed thrall,witch’s flattery, new-slain foe,brother’s slayer, though seen on the highway,half burned house, or horse too swift—useless were it with one leg broken—be never so trustful as these to trust.