Social Commentaries
The Lion
From The Bad Child's Book of Beasts (1896)
Social Commentaries
The Lion, the Lion, he dwells in the waste,
He has a big head and a very small waist;
But his shoulders are stark, and his jaws they are grim,
And a good little child will not play with him.
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MLA
Belloc, Hilaire. “The Lion.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/belloc/62/.
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Belloc, Hilaire. “The Lion.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/belloc/62/.
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