Social Commentaries
On Lady Poltagrue, a Public Peril
From Sonnets and Verse (1923)
Social Commentaries
The Devil, having nothing else to do,
Went off to tempt My Lady Poltagrue.
My Lady, tempted by a private whim,
To his extreme annoyance, tempted him.
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MLA
Belloc, Hilaire. “On Lady Poltagrue, a Public Peril.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/belloc/160/.
Chicago
Belloc, Hilaire. “On Lady Poltagrue, a Public Peril.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/belloc/160/.
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