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<span>Who, dipping all his faults in their affection,
Work, like the spring that turneth wood to stone,
so that my arrows...
</span><span>Would have reverted to my bow again,
But not where I have aim'd them
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The lions symbolize<span> Santiago's lost youth as well as his pride (a group of </span>lions<span> is called a "pride"). ... Now that Santiago is no longer young, and has lost his friends, family, and strength, he sees the </span>lions<span> only in his dreams.</span>
The main purpose was to justify the Indian Removal Act.