Social Commentaries
The Eastern Question
From Shapes of Clay (1903)
Social Commentaries
Looking across the line, the Grecian said:
"This border I will stain a Turkey red."
The Moslem smiled securely and replied:
"No Greek has ever for his country dyed."
While thus each patriot guarded his frontier,
The Powers stole all the country in his rear.
Cite this poem
MLA
Bierce, Ambrose. “The Eastern Question.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bierce/378/.
Chicago
Bierce, Ambrose. “The Eastern Question.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bierce/378/.
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