Jim Comments

Today I told it to my grandson.

I learnt by heart at the age of 7 years.

I learnt this poem by heart when I was a 7 year old boy.

Wonderful poem, amongst Belloc's others, satirising the psycholigical terrorism used in Victorian times to keep children in line. - e.g. the Fairchild Family. Such a pity that the recital by a flat, robotic, inexpressive voice does not do it justice at all.

He was being eaten alive and he shouted 'Hi! ' as if someone had pushed in front of him in a queue.

a stanza - when nurse informed etc is shown on the screen, but does not print out fully! frustrating i had bokmarked your page but will have to delete it now. thought you should know ve

hi. my name is bob, and i like salad.

lick lick said the lion

The tone and the mood are completely different then i felt but still GREAT

Whe, I was a child, my mother would recite this poem, roll her eyes at the end, and say so you must always Stay close and not run away. Scared the begeesus out of me.

Nice job it is a very good poem

I'm doing a contest about acting poems and this is the one I'm preforming.

memorise this poem in 1967 junior high Tanzania. am now 67. class had to recite evr morn b4 lesson

This is the best poem ever but i had to memorize this poem it was toooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo hard.......................................................................................

very good but long. i had to learn this for a poetry comp at school. well done hillaire.

Mrs May is now relying on these last two lines. And always keep a-hold of Nurse For fear of finding something worse.

I first read this poem when I was in grammar school in the 1930's. I loved it then and love it now. I read it to my children, grandchildren and now, my great grandchildren. It's a great lesson in obedience with the added plus of dry humor, English style.

What is The message of this poem?

(Jim by Hilaire Belloc.) **Obediende. What a poem! The poet really intended to get his message across.

'always keep-a hold of nurse - for fear of finding something worse! ' How awesome is that?