VERSE: THE THREE RULERS

I saw a Ruler take his stand

And trample on a mighty land;

The People crouched before his beck,

His iron heel was on their neck,

His name shone bright through blood and pain,

His sword flashed back their praise again.

I saw another Ruler rise —

His words were noble, good, and wise;

With the calm sceptre of his pen

He ruled the minds and thoughts of men;

Some scoffed, some praised — while many heard,

Only a few obeyed his word.

Another Ruler then I saw —

Love and sweet Pity were his law:

The greatest and the least had part

( Yet most the unhappy ) in his heart —

The People, in a mighty band,

Rose up, and drove him from the land!