Social Commentaries
Wellington's Statue
From The Comic Poems of Thomas Hood
Social Commentaries
Whoever has looked upon Wellington's breast,
Knows well that he's not so full in the chest;
But the sculptor, to humour the Londoners partial,
Has turn'd the lean Duke to a plump City Marshal.
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Hood, Thomas. “Wellington's Statue.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/hood/154/.
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Hood, Thomas. “Wellington's Statue.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/hood/154/.
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