<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=373731" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Ballade Of Dead Republics</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Tell me ye King-craft of to-day <br>Where is Athens, who made men free; <br>Then sank into stupor by the way, <br>Subdued by the Spartan tyranny? <br>And Rome that staggered to death, perdie, <br>Stabbed by the sword of Hannibal, <br>And bled by patrician infamy -- <br>The Dragon of Greed destroyed them all! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Cleon and Pericles held sway <br>O'er the foes of Greek democracy. <br>The Gracchi brothers struggled to stay <br>The stress of the Ceasars' stern decree. <br>And look at Rienzi's passion, he <br>Who strove the republic to recall! <br>Slain at last for his perfidy -- <br>The Dragon of Greed destroyed them all! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">What of Florence and Venice, say? <br>And the Netherlands that ruled the sea? <br>And Cromwell's England more strong than they <br>Which banished the throne and the bended knee? <br>Yes, and Savonarola's plea, <br>And William of Orange's rise and fall? <br>Yea, though they labored for you and me -- <br>The Dragon of Greed destroyed them all! </div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>ENVOY. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Prince! 'tis the year of your jubilee, <br>The great republic is in your thrall. <br>And who will restore her armory?-- <br>The Dragon of Greed destroyed them all!</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Edgar+Lee+Masters">Edgar Lee Masters</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=373731" data-title="Ballade Of Dead Republics de Edgar Lee Masters" data-description="Tell me ye King-craft of to-day Where is Athens, who made men free; Then sank into stupor by the way, Subdued by the Spartan tyranny? And Rome that staggered to death, perdie, Stabbed by the sword of Hannibal, And bled by patrician infamy --..."></div> </div> </div>

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