History & Politics
Prophecy
From Heroic Idyls (1863)
History & Politics
The Mexicans will flay the Spaniards
And throw their skins into the tanyards ;
The tawny tribes around will wrench
Their beards and whiskers off the French,
And, after a good hearty scourging.
Devote them to the Blessed Virgin.
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MLA
Landor, Walter Savage. “Prophecy.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/landor/172/.
Chicago
Landor, Walter Savage. “Prophecy.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/landor/172/.
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