Social Commentaries
A Literary Hangman
From Black Beetles in Amber (1892)
Social Commentaries
Beneath his coat of dirt great Neilson loves
To hide the avenging rope.
He handles all he touches without gloves,
Excepting soap.
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MLA
Bierce, Ambrose. “A Literary Hangman.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bierce/41/.
Chicago
Bierce, Ambrose. “A Literary Hangman.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bierce/41/.
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