And thus the ball incessant flies
Down, down the steep, no more to rise,
And thus ’twill be, so long as we
Indulge this game of infamy!
What would you have? set forth your plan,
Provided ’tis republican.
Republican! What else should please,
Or bring stability and ease?
Yet what are names? what do we care
For empty sound or tinsel glare?