Day 1,011: smite (smote)

And they say that this is the best means to up and smite him.

Artwork of the day
Jael Smote Sisera, and Slew Him
James Tissot
Date: 1896 - 1902
Style: Symbolism
Genre: religious painting
Media: gouache, board

Word of the day
smite: to hit someone forcefully or to have a sudden powerful or damaging effect on someone

Quote of the day 
“The rain to the wind said,
You push and I'll pelt.'
They so smote the garden bed
That the flowers actually knelt,
And lay lodged--though not dead.
I know how the flowers felt.”
― Robert Frost