Moral Alphabet - Hilaire Belloc |
U for the upas tree
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that casts a blight On those that pull their sisters' hair, and fight. |
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But oh! the Good! They wander undismayed, And (as the Subtle Artist has portrayed) Dispend the golden hours at play beneath its shade. (A friend of mine, a Botanist, believes That Good can even browse upon its leaves, I doubt it . . . .) |
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Dear Reader, if you chance to catch a sight Of Upas Trees, betake yourself to flight. |