Lamenting the fact that people do not talk about snapdragos and forget-me- nots, it holds up as  negative examples professors Laski and Hogben, and at one point declares "The (*) Fascist octopus has sung its swan song, the jackboot is thrown into the
Lamenting the fact that people do not talk about snapdragos and forget-me- nots, it holds up as  negative examples professors Laski and Hogben, and at one point declares "The (*) Fascist octopus has sung its swan song, the jackboot is thrown into the melting pot." It declares that certain statements, such as "the Soviet press is the freest in the world," are always meant to deceive, and it particularly rails against stale metaphors. For 10 points— name this essay by George Orwell.
Lamenting the fact that people do not talk about snapdragos and forget-me-
"Politics and the English Language"