Social Commentaries
De Young—A Prophecy
From Black Beetles in Amber (1892)
Social Commentaries
Running for Senator with clumsy pace,
He stooped so low, to win at least a place,
That Fortune, tempted by a mark so droll,
Sprang in an kicked him to the winning pole.
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Bierce, Ambrose. “De Young—A Prophecy.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bierce/138/.
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Bierce, Ambrose. “De Young—A Prophecy.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bierce/138/.
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