This is a satirical poem that criticizes the political and social structures of the early 19th century. The poem imagines a world where animals have rebelled against their human masters, and uses this allegory to comment on the injustices of the time. The author, Leigh Hunt, was a prominent English essayist and poet. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as...
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