The poetical works of Leigh Hunt Now finally collected, revised by himself, and edited by his son, Thornton Hunt. With illustrations by Corbould |
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RIGHT AND MIGHT.
ON BEING ASKED WHETHER I THOUGHT THAT MIGHT WAS RIGHT.
Thus far I do:—that Right of Might
Springs but from something per se right,—
Some health, strength, knowledge. To beat might,
You must fight might with righter right.
Springs but from something per se right,—
Some health, strength, knowledge. To beat might,
You must fight might with righter right.
But suppose might an infant smite,
Would you call that a right of might?
Yes; of the madman's teeth to bite.
'Tis you, O world, must set that right
With the great Might of Love and Light.
Would you call that a right of might?
Yes; of the madman's teeth to bite.
'Tis you, O world, must set that right
With the great Might of Love and Light.
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