THE RESULT.
POETIC LICENCE.
Sir Lewis Morris describes the United States as:—
She
Who sits august and free,
A crownèd Commonwealth from sea to sea."
But why "crownèd"? America will surely resent the monarchical suggestion. Might not this be more appropriate, Sir Lewis?:—
She
Who owns the Big Countree,
Where Niggers are, and Silver may be free,
A dollar'd despotism, under three
Great tyrants—"Boodle," "Lynch," and "Tammany."
How's that for high-falutin, mellifluous Morris?