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Poem
September 21, 1833
The Liberator
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
What is this article about?
A satirical poem deriding peers as useless, costly burdens on the nation and tools of corruption, foretelling their downfall led by revolutionary France.
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WHAT IS A PEER?
What is a Peer ?—A useless thing-
A costly toy to please a king
A bauble near the throne;
A lump of animated clay-
A gaudy pageant of the day—
An incubus—a drone.
What is a peer ! A nation's curse
A pauper on the public purse—
Corruption's own Jackal;
A haughty domineering blade-
A cuckold at a masquerade-
A dandy at a ball
Ye butterflies whom kings create
Ye caterpillars of the state-;
Know that your time is near;.-
Enlightened France will lead the van
To overthrow your worthless clan :
This moral learn—that God made Man:
But never made a Peer.
What is a Peer ?—A useless thing-
A costly toy to please a king
A bauble near the throne;
A lump of animated clay-
A gaudy pageant of the day—
An incubus—a drone.
What is a peer ! A nation's curse
A pauper on the public purse—
Corruption's own Jackal;
A haughty domineering blade-
A cuckold at a masquerade-
A dandy at a ball
Ye butterflies whom kings create
Ye caterpillars of the state-;
Know that your time is near;.-
Enlightened France will lead the van
To overthrow your worthless clan :
This moral learn—that God made Man:
But never made a Peer.
What sub-type of article is it?
Satire
Epigram
What themes does it cover?
Satire Society
Political
What keywords are associated?
Peerage Satire
Aristocracy Critique
Revolutionary France
Nobility Corruption
Political Mockery
Poem Details
Title
What Is A Peer?
Subject
Satire On The Peerage
Form / Style
Rhymed Couplets
Key Lines
What Is A Peer ?—A Useless Thing
A Costly Toy To Please A King
Ye Butterflies Whom Kings Create
Enlightened France Will Lead The Van
But Never Made A Peer.