The Ogre does what ogres can,
Deeds quite impossible for Man,
But one prize is beyond his reach:
The Ogre cannot master speech.

About a subjugated plain,
Among its desperate and slain,
The Ogre stalks with hands on hips,
While drivel gushes from his lips.

Author: W.H. Auden

The Ogre does what ogres can,<br />Deeds quite impossible for Man,<br />But one prize is beyond his reach:<br />The Ogre cannot master speech.<br /><br />About a subjugated plain,<br />Among its desperate and slain,<br />The Ogre stalks with hands on hips,<br />While drivel gushes from his lips. - W.H. Auden

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