Social Commentaries
On a Great Election
From Sonnets and Verse (1923)
Social Commentaries
The accursèd power which stands on Privilege
(And goes with Women, and Champagne and Bridge)
Broke--and Democracy resumed her reign:
(Which goes with Bridge, and Women and Champagne).
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Belloc, Hilaire. “On a Great Election.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/belloc/173/.
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Belloc, Hilaire. “On a Great Election.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/belloc/173/.
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