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On the Vanity of Earthly Greatness”

Arthur Guiterman 1871 (Vienna) – 1943

The tusks which clashed in mighty brawls
Of mastodons, are billiard balls.
The sword of Charlemagne the Just
Is Ferric Oxide, known as rust.
The grizzly bear, whose potent hug
Was feared by all, is now a rug.
Great Caesar's bust is on the shelf,
And I don't feel so well myself.
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Scheme AABBCCDD
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 278
Words 56
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 8
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