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Verses and Sonnets

by Hilaire Belloc

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On Slop — A Poet

Where Mr. Slop particularly shines
Is in his six sonorous single lines.
Perhaps where he is less successful is
In all the other verses. These are his.

On Torture — A Singer

Torture has such an ear, I understand
He pays large sums to stop a German Band.
The public taste is quite a different thing,
Torture is positively paid to sing.

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