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To the Emperor William II - ZaunköniG - 30.04.2012 Francis William Lauderdale Adams 1862 - 1893 Australien To the Emperor William II Son of a Man and grandson of a Man, Mannikin most miserable in thy shrunken shape And peevish, shrivelled soul, is't thou wouldst, ape The thunder-bearer of Fate's blustering clan? Know, then, that never, since the years began, The terrible truth was surer of this word: "Who takes the sword, shall perish by the sword!" For mankind's nod makes mannikin and man. Surely it was not shed too long ago, That Emperor's blood that stained the northern snow, O thou King Stork aspiring that art King Log, Wild-boar that wouldst be, reeking there all hog, To teach thy brutish brainlessness to know Those who pulled down a Lion can shoot a Dog. |