Let thy queenly voice be heard—
Who shall dare to disobey?—
It but costs thy Royal word,
And the lash is cast away.
With thyself it rests to scour
From our arms the loathsome stain;
Then of mercy show thy power,
And immortal be thy reign!
This may not be great poetry, but doggerel verse can be simple and passionate. The appeal was not granted until 1881.