"Publicly, matters far beyond their reach."

"O fiery popular spirits," re-create

Some sparkle of your ashes. Let us see

The Phœnix Liberty, that chirps by stealth

Through chinks and crannies of our shuttered state,

Bright as the sun and unabashed as he,

Cry through the casements of the commonwealth.


BY THE SAME AUTHOR
"BREAD AND CIRCUSES"