Ebenezer Elliot - "Toy of the Titans!..." lyrics

Toy of the Titans! Tiny Harp! again I quarrel with the order of thy strings, Established by the law of sonnet-kings, And used by giants who do nought in vain. Was Petrarch, then mistaken in the strain That charms Italia? Were they tasteless things That Milton wrought? And are they mutterings Untuneful, that pay Wordsworth with pleased pain? No. But I see that tyrants come of slaves; That states are won by rush of robbers' steel; And millions starved and tortured to their graves, Because as they are taught men think and feel; Therefore, I change the sonnet's slavish notes For cheaper music, suited to my thoughts.