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Podcast: The Daily Poem
Episode: Hilaire Belloc's "Lines to a Don"
Description: Today’s poem is a master-class in snappy putdowns and the value of a fiercely-loyal and equally witty friend.Joseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc (1870 – 1953) was a Franco-English writer and historian of the early 20th century. Belloc was also an orator, poet, sailor, satirist, writer of letters, soldier, and political activist. His Catholic faith had a strong effect on his works.Belloc became a naturalised British subject in 1902 while retaining his French citizenship. While attending Oxford University, he served as President of the Oxford Union. From 1906 to 1910, he served as one of the few openly Catholic member...