When I was young and had no sense
In far-off Mandalay
I lost my heart to a Burmese girl
As lovely as the day.
Her skin was gold, her hair was jet,
Her teeth were ivory;
I said, "for twenty silver pieces,
Maiden, sleep with me".
She looked at me, so pure, so sad,
The loveliest thing alive,
And in her lisping, virgin voice,
Stood out for twenty-five.
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Could you give me more information about this poem
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She feels lost
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He seems to understand how this girl feels she does what she has to do to survive knowing it is not in her heart. -
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So moving. But in a sense it could be misconstrued as funny or hilarious to some. :( -
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I too can see the humour as Blair/Orwell seems to be describing an actual event where he was the butt of the joke.
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damn georgey
pretty cool
she sounds beautiful
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This is no funny poem....it is as deep as the sea....so sad and innocent expression...its is just wonderful.
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Lol
This was a really funny poem
I liked this a lot, it was also a good sociological voice I liked how he used images of purity here, for example 'virgin voice' and 'maiden' 
Pozo
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Such a beautiful expression of such an ugly desire. I loved it.
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He may have had no sense but she certainly did. This poem is quirky and funny. He refers to her as 'maiden' and a
'virgin voice', so pure and sad - and all she wants is extra money - I smiled from the 2nd stanza on. Most enjoyable.
~Von~
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