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Philip Freneau - The Republican Genius of Europe

Emporers and kings! in vain you strive
Your torments to conceal--
The age is come that shakes your thrones,
Tramples in dust despotic crowns,
And bids the sceptre fail.

In western worlds the flame began:
From thence to France it flew--
Through Europe, now, it takes its way,
Beams an insufferable day,
And lays all tyrants low.

Genius fo France! pursue the chace
Till Reason's laws restore
Man to be Man, in every clime;--
That Being, active, great, sublime
Debas'd in dust no more.

In dreadful pomp he takes his way
O'er ruin'd crowns, demolish'd thrones--
Pale tyrants shrink before his blaze--
Round him terrific lightenings play--
With eyes of fire, he looks then through,
Crushes the vile despotic crew,
And Pride in ruin lays.

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Poet: Philip Freneau
Poem: The Republican Genius of Europe
Poem of the Day: Nov 11 2000

Comment 3 of 3, added on February 10th, 2012 at 10:44 AM.
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Any ssoegutign that an enemy to Republicanism in Australia is the Monarchists is ludicrous.Any red blooded Australian worth his salt would (and has) been left dumbstruck at the shameless fawning to the Monarchy and confused to the bitter split between the two Monarchist organisations. If they can’t even agree on who is our Head of State then why on earth are we even considering them to be a serious threat? Let alone take any notice of them.The biggest threat they do pose is the spin of rhetoric they thread through any informed, intelligent thought processes Jo and Jill Citizen are compelled to undertake.No, Monarchists are but a laughing stock on the face of Australian pride and nationalism.

Beverlee from Japan
Comment 2 of 3, added on November 14th, 2011 at 11:20 AM.
what

This guy does not like kings to much

ccc from Germany
Comment 1 of 3, added on June 19th, 2008 at 12:16 PM.

Europe at that time has become so rational. Tyranny may be powerful but there are times that they should fall. Once rationality dominated the minds of the people, surely their thrones will throw up the tyrants themselves.

Lance Lim from Philippines

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