A Cap to Fit the Kaiser

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A Cap to Fit the Kaiser

Impiger, iracundus, inexorabilis, acer,

Fura neget sibi nata, nihil non arroget armis.

(ARS POETICA 12)

Eager, implacable, untired,

By pride and anger quickly fired,

He laughs at laws and plighted word,

His sole arbitrament the sword.

THE BISHOP OF LINCOLN

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A Cap to Fit the Kaiser
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greatwar_lane055
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Songs & Sonnets for England in War Time
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