Alliterativism
See the flying French depart
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 may
Not unreasonably say
"Why, it cannot be so small a nationality
Since Brixton and Batavia,
Bolivia and Belgravia,
Are bursting with the Belgian neutrality."
By pure Alliteration
You may trace this curious nation,
And respect this somewhat scattered Principality;
When you see a B in Both
You may take your Bible oath
You are violating Belgian neutrality.
poem by G.K. Chesterton (1914)
Submitted by Veronica Serbanoiu
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See the flying French depart
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 may
Not unreasonably say
"Why, it cannot be so small a nationality
Since Brixton and Batavia,
Bolivia and Belgravia,
Are bursting with the Belgian neutrality."
By pure Alliteration
You may trace this curious nation,
And respect this somewhat scattered Principality;
When you see a B in Both
You may take your Bible oath
You are violating Belgian neutrality.
poem by Gilbert Keith Chesterton
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Violating
Violating as in rape,
Violating as in killing,
Violating as in murder,
Violating as in kidnapping,
The acts of cruelty towards others;
And with emotional scars like sexual abuse!
But the permanent and the physical inquires of the case is like,
An attack on someone's sound mind ans sound health!
poem by Edward Kofi Louis
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What you say when you're drunk should have been thought about beforehand.
It is no use waiting for your ship to come in unless you have sent one out.
We have quite enough to do weeding our own garden.
Never spend your money before you have it!
Belgian proverbs
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It's no use waiting for your ship to come in, unless you've sent one out.
If net neutrality goes away, it will fundamentally change everything about the Internet.
quote by James Hilton
Submitted by Lucian Velea
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Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government.
quote by Alexander Hamilton
Submitted by Lucian Velea
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Neutrality is at times a graver sin than belligerence.
quote by Louis D. Brandeis
Submitted by Lucian Velea
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The beautiful is less what one sees than what one dreams.
Why Can't You Love Me?
Lady, why can't you love me
like i were
that Belgian Blue?
poem by Ric S. Bastasa
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