In the middle of the woods Lived the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo. Two old chairs and half a candle, One old … - Edward Lear

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Politics in any country in the world is dangerous. For the poet, politics in any country had better be disguised as poetry. Politics can be the graveyard of the poet. And only poetry can be his resurrection.

Edward Lear

In the middle of the woods Lived the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo. Two old chairs and half a candle, One old jug without a handle- These were all the worldly goods.

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