Laudator Temporis Acti: Knave or Eunuch

Wednesday, December 09, 2020

Knave or Eunuch

Ezra Pound, "Hugh Selwyn Mauberley," III:

All men, in law, are equals.
Free of Pisistratus,
We choose a knave or an eunuch
To rule over us.

# posted by Michael Gilleland @ 9:25 AM

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