Poem by Hilaire Belloc

The Bison

The Bison is vain, and (I write it with pain)
   The Door-mat you see on his head
Is not, as some learned professors maintain,   
The opulent growth of a genius’ brain;
   But is sewn on with needle and thread.

1. Heretics All
2. Kings live in Palaces, and Pigs in sties
3. Franklin Hyde
4. The Dromedary
5. Time Cures All

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