"Could I but rule!" with emphasis you say;
Then, doubtless, evil would be swept away.
How to begin, of course, is your affair,
Such practical arrangements are your care;
Our task would be no more than to obey!
Injustice then would speedily decay,
Merit, and only merit, then would pay;
Which means, perhaps, I'd be a millionaire
Could I but rule!
Well, many kings have lived and reigned their day;
I rather doubt if your despotic sway
Would quite fulfil the objects of your prayer;
Many have tried, and ended in despair,
And you, perhaps--But still you answer "Nay,
Could _I_ but rule!"
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THE REAL "SUN OF YORK."--FRANK LOCKWOOD, Solicitor-General.
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