Francia
Epigrammata LXVII
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Who can doubt what a Revolution means Those who foment them, it often seems In other lands, forget that power Must come to one hand in that hour-- Francia, Paraguay's rebel lord Did all that dictators can ever afford Human rights were trampled upon That undeveloped chaos was gone At the same time? Well, I could go on...
Francia "El Supremo" was morally awful in many ways, but I can't help but admire him and the state he carved out.
I like the generally narrative and (might I say, it is not meant disparaging) prosaic style. It feels sober in the right way.