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FATHER AND SON by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES

Poet Analysis

First Line: WHILE WE ENJOY THIS MEAT, MY SON
Last Line: A TONGUE THAT TOLD NO LIE?'
Subject(s): FATHERS & SONS; TRUST;
'While we enjoy this meat, my Son,
This tongue so savoury,
Bear this in mind — it was a tongue
That never told a lie!'

'Now, Father, tell me this at once,
Explain the reason why:
Is it no sin to kill and eat
A tongue that told no lie?'



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