History & Politics
Eutopia
From Heroic Idyls (1863)
Forgers of wills were hanged in other lands ;
Here the black cap is threadbare, and instead
A triple crown is mounted, and amends
Made for the loss of patrimonial wealth,
Farms in all countries, houses, slaves, in all.
Such are the men who make some (doubt of virtue.
All- seeing Providence, all-judging Judge,
Save them from scourges, carry back the ladder,
Restore their own to them, restore that house
Two Angels brought from Bethlehem, and refit
Its kitchen, frying every fish therein
Fresh from the sea of Galilee... be quick,
Or ye must pickle it to make it keep.
Cite this poem
MLA
Landor, Walter Savage. “Eutopia.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/landor/225/.
Chicago
Landor, Walter Savage. “Eutopia.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/landor/225/.
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