Social Commentaries
A Moral Alphabet: V
From A Moral Alphabet (1899)
Social Commentaries
V for the unobtrusive Volunteer,
Who fills the Armies of the World with fear.
MORAL.
Seek with the Volunteer to put aside
The empty Pomp of Military Pride.
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MLA
Belloc, Hilaire. “A Moral Alphabet: V.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/belloc/52/.
Chicago
Belloc, Hilaire. “A Moral Alphabet: V.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/belloc/52/.
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