Or unrav'ling snarls of the Octopedine.
And thus they've exploded the silence complete
Tradition ascribes to the old Logothete[1]—
And so, in unleashing this Byzantine Pup,
They merit grave censure for digging things up.
[1] From Logos (word) and Thete (Theodore)—The word of Theodore.
[THE PRICE OF PEACE]
There's music in the Eagle's shriek;
There's ditto in the Lion's roar,