458. Libertatis Sacra Fames by Oscar Wilde
b'O Wilde read by Classic Poetry Aloud:\\nhttp://www.classicpoetryaloud.com/\\n\\nGiving voice to the poetry of the past.\\n\\n---------------------------------------\\n\\nLibertatis Sacra Fames\\nby Oscar Wilde(1854 \\u2013 1900)\\n\\nAlbeit nurtured in democracy, \\n And liking best that state republican \\n Where every man is Kinglike and no man \\nIs crowned above his fellows, yet I see, \\nSpite of this modern fret for Liberty, \\n Better the rule of One, whom all obey, \\n Than to let clamorous demagogues betray \\nOur freedom with the kiss of anarchy. \\n\\nWherefore I love them not whose hands profane \\n Plant the red flag upon the piled-up street \\n For no right cause, beneath whose ignorant reign \\nArts, Culture, Reverence, Honour, all things fade, \\n Save Treason and the dagger of her trade, \\n And Murder with his silent bloody feet.\\n\\n\\nFirst aired: 26 Feb 2008\\n\\nFor hundreds more poetry readings, visit the Classic Poetry Aloud index.\\n\\nReading \\xa9 Classic Poetry Aloud 2009'