“It is fit,” said the Monarch, “that riches should claim
“A passport to freedom, to honor, and fame,—
“That the poor should be humble, obedient, and tame,
“And, in silence, submit—one and all.
“That the wise and the holy should toil for the Great,
“That the Vassals should tend at the tables of state,
“That the Pilgrim should—pray for our souls at the gate
“While we feast in our Banquetting Hall.
“That the low-lineag’d Carles should be scantily fed—
“That their drink should be small, and still smaller their bread;