The year of revolutions, '48
All kinds of tension, upheaval, unrest
The French July Monarchy met its fate
A new Second Republic drew first breath
While workers fought in Paris. The Chartists
In England briefly seemed a real threat
Perhaps seeing the German Parliament
In Frankfurt, and the mass of French voters
All having their say, yet the British got
Their way more peacefully, just had to wait
A few years, till the Liberals flew the nest
And took their seats. Hungary, Denmark, wars
South America, conflict, and the state
Of Italy soon to be born and blessed
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