In the land of the free, 'neath a well-ordered State.

MENIPPUS told NIREUS,[1] that pet of the ladies,

Equality perfect prevaileth in—Hades

"Where all are alike." Said THERSITES, "for me

That's enough," but beau NIREUS could hardly agree

With such levelling down to the churl who for shape

In his strange second life chose the form of an ape.

For THERSITES & Co., for the weakly and small,

Who in free competition must go to the wall,

The plan of PROCRUSTES has obvious charms: