Social Commentaries

Lord B----

by Thomas Hood 1799–1845

From The Comic Poems of Thomas Hood

Social Commentaries

'Tis said of Lord B., none is keener than he
To spit a Wild Boar with éclât;
But he never gets near to the Brute with his spear,
He gives it so very much law.

MLA

Hood, Thomas. “Lord B----.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/hood/149/.

Chicago

Hood, Thomas. “Lord B----.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/hood/149/.

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