Excerpt from The Poets Beasts: A Sequel to the Poets Birds

There are many who deprecate the lion's coronation as the King of Beasts. But, after all, it should not be forgotten by this noble animal's critics that it is only contended on its behalf that it is the King of Beasts, and, remembering this, it is very difficult, I think, to dispute its claim to monarchy. It may have vassals actually as strong as itself, powerful Warwicks or Burgundies, but it is still, I think, their liege lord. Its gait, eye, voice, and uplift of head all make it royal in presence - and as for its character, taking one thing with another, it is as good as that of any other beast. Its personal advantages, therefore, are all so much to the good, as it were, while in its natural life, and in its traditional glories, the lion is indisputably majestic.

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