<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=424991" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Electoral Abuse After William Wordsworth Calais, August 15 1802</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Festivals have I seen whose joyous names: <br>Turned sour as time took toll: election day<br>fair promise fails faced with crass quoldibet<br>which life dictator's power play proclaims<br>Our approbation starts with fun and games<br>soon palls as pals and croneys have their way <br>top-down corruptions spreads disease, dismay<br>from sea to sea, guilt prospers, freedom jail photo frames.<br>Though wheel turns much the same remains, some go, <br>some rise preceding fall from prouder climb; <br>ambition's senselessness to self seems crime! <br>Happy is he, who, caring not for Pope, <br>Dictatorship, abuse, stays sound can know<br>Man's destiny should, unbanned, expand in hope! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Festivals have I seen that were not names: <br>This is young Buonaparte's natal day, <br>And his is henceforth an established sway<br>Consul for life. With worship France proclaims<br>Her approbation, and with pomps and games.<br>Heaven grant that other Cities may be gay! <br>Calais is not: and I have bent my way<br>To the sea-coast, noting that each man frames<br>His business as he likes. Far other show<br>My youth here witnessed, in a prouder time; <br>The senselessness of joy was then sublime! <br>Happy is he, who, caring not for Pope, <br>Consul, or King, can sound himself to know<br>The destiny of Man, and live in hope.<br>William Wordsworth Calais</div><div style="margin:10px 0">(29 February 2012)</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Jonathan+Robin">Jonathan Robin</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=424991" data-title="Electoral Abuse After William Wordsworth Calais, August 15 1802 de Jonathan Robin" data-description="Festivals have I seen whose joyous names: Turned sour as time took toll: election day fair promise fails faced with crass quoldibet which life dictator's power play proclaims Our approbation starts with fun and games soon palls as pals and croney..."></div> </div> </div>

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