Under the potent knife of Truth

They will be seen composed of craving—

And a little ruth.

VII

"Then the world on a lie is living?"

Many a lie has filled its maw!

"Better illusion tho than giving

Faith to a fatal loveless Law?"

There is a certain Socratean

Saying that swine of their ditch are sure;

Yet do they prove by their contentment

That it will endure?

VIII

Clasp her close! But the truth is in you,

Tho you have rhymed and rammed it down,

Hid it with honey-words that win you

Wreaths that you know bedeck the clown.

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Kings they will call you and uplifters

Of your kind? Lord save the mark,

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