But what of the free men who spoke approximately in backward aristocracy?

The men were sovereign, obeying no law but their own.
Disputes must war, simmering hatred, rich and poor.
A new community emerging,
knit together by growing destruction,
by besieging victory,
by cleverness,
wiliness,
lively imagination and ingenuity.
On the eve of darkest hour
when squadrons seemed bent on worthless strife,
all set to work
and ruined grave monuments together.