English Poetry. Hilaire Belloc. The Lion. Хилар Беллок.

Hilaire Belloc (Хилар Беллок)

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.

Hilaire Belloc’s other poems:

1. On Torture: A Public Singer
2. Ha’nacker Mill
3. Time Cures All
4. Hildebrand
5. Lines For A Christmas Card

Poems of other poets with the same name (Стихотворения других поэтов с таким же названием):

William Morris (Уильям Моррис) The Lion (“The Beasts that be”)

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