Poem by Hilaire Belloc

The Lion

The Lion, the Lion, he dwells in the 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.

1. On Torture: A Public Singer
2. The South Country
3. The Tiger
4. Time Cures All
5. Algernon

Oliver Herford The Lion ("The Lion does not move at all")

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