Social Commentaries
On Torture, a Public Singer
From Sonnets and Verse (1923)
Social Commentaries
Torture will give a dozen pence or more
To keep a drab from bawling at his door.
The public taste is quite a different thing--
Torture is positively paid to sing.
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MLA
Belloc, Hilaire. “On Torture, a Public Singer.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/belloc/158/.
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Belloc, Hilaire. “On Torture, a Public Singer.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/belloc/158/.
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