Poem From Burma

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Poem from Burma is a haunting verse from George Orwell's years as a colonial police officer in British Burma (1922–1927), reflecting the moral conflict that fueled Shooting an Elephant.
Poem From Burma
Napoleon's toothbrush (1790-1821), silver handle, horsehair bristles, he used opium-based toothpaste
 

Brush your teeth up and down, brother,
Oh, brush them up and down!
All the folks in London Town
Brush their teeth right up and down.
Oh! How they shine!
Aren't they bloody fine?
Night and morning, my brother,
Oh brush them up and down!"