The Starved Lion

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The Starved Lion

WHEREFORE with barking mouths abuse

The hands that dole our " doctored " news ?

Is it not time there rose once more

That nobler sound—the lion's roar?

England, thou art a lion yet!

What meals are these before thee set ?

Stale morsels--no fit fare for thee--

And cooked besides! Oh, canst thou be

Content to famish--late and soon

Fed like an infant with a spoon?

Lion that ne'er didst loose in vain

The tempests of thy tangled mane,--

If thou would'st shake but one lone note

Of the ancient thunder from thy throat

On these who wrong thee, where were they ?

That blast would wither them away.

Title
The Starved Lion
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greatwar_watson044
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The Man Who Saw
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<html xmlns:tei="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"><body><h1 align="" class="head">The Starved Lion</h1><div class="stanza"><p class="line">WHEREFORE with barking mouths abuse</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:%">The hands that dole our " doctored " news ?</p><p class="line">Is it not time there rose once more</p><p class="line">That nobler sound—the lion's roar?</p></div><div class="stanza"><p class="line">England, thou art a lion yet!</p><p class="line">What meals are these before thee set ?</p><p class="line">Stale morsels--no fit fare for thee--</p><p class="line">And cooked besides! Oh, canst thou be</p><p class="line">Content to famish--late and soon</p><p class="line">Fed like an infant with a spoon?</p></div><div class="stanza"><p class="line">Lion that ne'er didst loose in vain</p><p class="line">The tempests of thy tangled mane,--</p><p class="line">If thou would'st shake but one lone note</p><p class="line">Of the ancient thunder from thy throat</p><p class="line">On these who wrong thee, where were they ?</p><p class="line">That blast would wither them away.</p></div></body></html>