Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE MESSAGE, by JOHN BANISTER TABB



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THE MESSAGE, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Let every south american beware, for lo! The strenuous
Last Line: Has learned as thoroughly as we know.
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Presidents, United States; Roosevelt, Theodore (1858-1919)


Let every South American beware, for lo! the strenuous man, our sovereign lord
and master, says:
Unless you quickly mend your ways,
Upon your bended necks you'll feel
The impression of my armed heel,
A thing that every Filipino
Has learned as thoroughly as we know.





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