Contents ▼▲
Front Matter A for Archibald B for Bear C for Cobra D for Dreadful E for Egg F for Family G for Gnu H for Horseman I for Indian J for James K for Klondyke L for Lady M for Millionaire N for Ned O for Oxford P for Pig Q for Quinine R for Reviewer S for Snail T for Tourist U for Upas Tree V for Volunteer W for Waterbeetle X for Nothing Important Y for Youth Z for Zebu

Moral Alphabet - Hilaire Belloc




C for Cobra

C stands for Cobra;

[Illustration] from A Moral Alphabet by Hilaire Belloc

when the Cobra bites,

An Indian Judge, the Judge spends restless nights.


Moral


This creature, though disgusting and appalling,

Conveys no kind of Moral worth recalling.