Poem by Hilaire Belloc

The Tiger

The tiger, on the other hand,
Is kittenish and mild,
And makes a pretty playfellow
For any little child.
And mothers of large families
(Who claim to common sense)
Will find a tiger well repays
The trouble and expense.

1. To the Balliol Men Still in Africa
2. Stanzas Written on Battersea Bridge during a South-Westerly Gale
3. Sarah Byng, Who Could Not Read and Was Tossed into a Thorny Hedge by a Bull
4. To Dives
5. The Fanatic

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