May sit securely on his throne;
But he who rules by love shall find it true
That love, the milder power, is mightier, too.
“Dear fool”, he said, “thou art the king of hearts insooth;
The king of hearts! Today no farce but truth!
For I have seen that thou, beneath my rule,
Hast often played the king,—and I the fool!”
Class Legislation
By M. Carey Thomas