History & Politics
Democracy
From Shapes of Clay (1903)
History & Politics
Let slaves and subjects with unvaried psalms
Before their sovereign execute salaams;
The freeman scorns one idol to adore--
Tom, Dick and Harry and himself are four.
Cite this poem
MLA
Bierce, Ambrose. “Democracy.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bierce/252/.
Chicago
Bierce, Ambrose. “Democracy.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bierce/252/.
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