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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE LION, by HILAIRE BELLOC Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The lion, the lion, he dwells in waste Last Line: And a good little child will not play with him. Alternate Author Name(s): Belloc, Joseph Hilaire Pierre Rene Subject(s): Animals; Lions | |||
The Lion, the Lion, he dwells in waste, He has a big head and a very small waist; But his shoulders are stark, and his jaws they are grim, And a good little child will not play with him. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE TELEPATHIC CARNIVORE by WILL ALEXANDER BUFFALO CLOUDS OVER THE MAESTRO HOON by NORMAN DUBIE ELEGY FOR WRIGHT & HUGO by NORMAN DUBIE LION AND LIONESS by EDWIN MARKHAM LEONARDO DA VINCI'S by MARIANNE MOORE WHY NOBODY PETS THE LION AT THE ZOO by JOHN CIARDI THE LION AND THE DOG by ROBERT CREELEY JIM, WHO RAN AWAY FROM HIS NURSE, AND WAS EATEN BY A LION by HILAIRE BELLOC |
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