They make and take the public hue, They count by votes, and she by hearts ! They wear the silk, she wears the serge, They live by peace, she thrives in sorrow, They stand secure, she treads the verge, They have to-day, — she has — to-morrow... Gabriel [a poem] by B.R. Parkes - Страница 31по Bessie Rayner Belloc - 1856Пълен достъп - Информация за книгата
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...: — She preaches to n scattered few — They frame the laws und spread tlic arts ; They make nnd take the public hue, They count by votes and she —...verge; They have to-day,— she has — to-morrow. Yet must they nil her word obey ; Whether they will or no they kneel, Their dearest customs blench... | |
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