I never imagined Republics
Could have such a "bearing" as these.
Enjoyingly as a bear cub licks
The comb sweetly filled by the bees,
I list to their flattering-chatter;
Their voices are pleasant—in praise;
But—well, though it seems a small matter,
I don't like that dashed "Marseillaise."
And "Israel in Egypt" sounds pointed
I'd Pharaoh the miscreants—but stay,