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or large scale. The following verses from The Daily Express hit 
off the situation rather well :— 
«‘ When the dawn steals o’er Kensington’s squares, 
We will list for your cluck with delight, 
Right from Knightsbridge to Kew 
We've been waiting for you— 
For your fine golden yolks framed in white. 
All the eggs that you lay are new-laid, 
From Belgravia to Chelsea you're blest, 
And so sweet is the lay 
A-down Eaton Square way, 
Of the little brown hen in the West. 
All the wounded men welcome you, dear ; 
Your rich ovals of strength we adore, 
Though the war may be long 
In our hearts there’s a song, 
We forget we were weary before. 
Your sweet cackle is heard in the morn, 
Of the shells we’ve seen yours are the best, 
For you build wounded men 
Up to power again, 
Little speckled brown hen in the West." 
