The Latest School
See the flying French
Like the bees of Bonaparte,
Swarming up with a most venomous vitality.
Over Baden and Bavaria,
And Brighton and Bulgaria,
Thus violating Belgian neutrality.
And the injured Prussian
Not unreasonably say"Why, it cannot be so small a
Since Brixton and Batavia,
Bolivia and Belgravia,
Are bursting with the Belgian neutrality."By pure
You may trace this curious nation,
And respect this somewhat scattered Principality;
When you see a B in
You may take your Bible
You are violating Belgian neutrality.(French airmen have been flying over Baden and Bavaria, violating Belgian neutrality--Stated on German authority in the Westminster Gazette)
Gilbert Keith Chesterton
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