The Tower (Yeats)/The Three Monuments

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THE THREE MONUMENTS

They hold their public meetings whereOur most renowned patriots stand,One among the birds of the air,A stumpier on either hand;And all the popular statesmen sayThat purity built up the stateAnd after kept it from decay;Admonish us to cling to thatAnd let all base ambition be,For intellect would make us proudAnd pride bring in impurity:The three old rascals laugh aloud.

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