A Model For The Laureate
ON
thrones
from
China
to
Peru
All
sorts
of
kings
have
sat
That
men
and
women
of
all
sorts
proclaimed
both
good
and
great;
And
what's
the
odds
if
such
as
these
For
reason
of
the
State
Should
keep
their
lovers
waiting,
Keep
their
lovers
waiting?
Some
boast
of
beggar-kings
and
kings
Of
rascals
black
and
white
That
rule
because
a
strong
right
arm
Puts
all
men
in
a
fright,
And
drunk
or
sober
live
at
ease
Where
none
gainsay
their
right,
And
keep
their
lovers
waiting,
Keep
their
lovers
waiting.
The
Muse
is
mute
when
public
men
Applaud
a
modern
throne:
Those
cheers
that
can
be
bought
or
sold,
That
office
fools
have
run,
That
waxen
seal,
that
signature.
For
things
like
these
what
decent
man
Would
keep
his
lover
waiting,
Keep
his
lover
waiting?
