"And that is called paying the Dane-geld; But we've proved it again and again, That if once you have paid him the Dane-geld You never get rid of the Dane."

"And that is called paying the Dane-geld; But we've proved it again and again, That if once you have paid him the Dane-geld You never get rid of the Dane." https://www.poetryloverspage.com/poets/kipling/dane_geld.html https://www.poetryloverspage.com/poets/kipling/dane_geld.htm... Kipling may need a Warhol overhaul; it seems these days that everybody gets to be the monastery for 15 minutes just to see if they are well-architected.