| But never underestimatethe powers of the pawnwho can promote into a queenand put a kingdom on,or moving humbly up the board,killing on the side,outpriest the priest, and leave the knightwithout a horse to ride,and trip the elevated rookto bring it crashing down,and nudge the misanthropic queeninto oblivion,and stop before great Caesar's throne,a tiny regicide,and watch a cornered monarch fall,and ponder how he died. --from The Powers of the Pawn |
