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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE VIPER, by HILAIRE BELLOC Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Yet another great truth I record in my verse Last Line: But after the second you die. Alternate Author Name(s): Belloc, Joseph Hilaire Pierre Rene Subject(s): Snakes; Serpents; Vipers | |||
Yet another great truth I record in my verse, That some Vipers are venomous, some the reverse; A fact you may prove if you try, By procuring two Vipers, and letting them bite; With the first you are only the worse for a fright. But after the second you die. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE IMAGINED COPPERHEAD by ANDREW HUDGINS TO THE SNAKE by DENISE LEVERTOV FIVE ACCOUNTS OF A MONOGAMOUS MAN by WILLIAM MEREDITH TANKA DIARY (8) by HARRYETTE MULLEN SNAKE WOMAN by MARGARET ATWOOD |
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