(1) Ribbon leeches, which have firm bodies and minimal suction, make excellent bait, but a walleye will turn up its nose at a horseleech or medicine leech, which have soft, squishy bodies and strong suction.(2) As the horseleech is never satisfied, often continuing to gorge itself until it bursts, so self-love is never contented, crying u2018Give, give.u2019(3) Pistol once again brings attention to the seamy side of war, in his declaration that in France they will be like horseleeches , sucking blood.(4) These men were looked upon as u2018ravening wolves, horseleeches and shearers,u2019 from whom no man was safe.(5) Pistol sums up their intentions perfectly when he boasts, u2018Let us to France, like horseleeches , my boys, / To suck, to suck, the very blood to suck!u2019
