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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE ELEPHANT, by HILAIRE BELLOC Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: When people call this beast to mind
Last Line: So large a trunk before
Alternate Author Name(s): Belloc, Joseph Hilaire Pierre Rene
Subject(s): Elephants
First Line: When people call this beast to mind
Last Line: So large a trunk before
Alternate Author Name(s): Belloc, Joseph Hilaire Pierre Rene
Subject(s): Elephants
WHEN people call this beast to mind,
They marvel more and more
At such a LITTLK tail behind,
So LARGE a trunk before
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