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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO 'PUNCH', by ANONYMOUS First Line: Most dauntless journal! You who are Last Line: To laugh when (needed) at themselves! Subject(s): Punch (periodical) | |||
Most dauntless journal! You who are Your country's keenest shaft of wit, Despite the bitterness of war You gallantly do not permit Your words to pass the bounds of taste But cleanly-mouthed and sober-faced, This above all, you dare to do To laugh at British foibles, too! Perchance when history is writ, The bulky volumes on the shelves Will thus record the end of it: The English won: They had the grit To laugh when (needed) at themselves! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest... |
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