In these days . . .

A passionate meditation on early Victorian England from the poet known as the 'Corn Law Rhymer.' Ebenezer Elliott turns his practiced eye toward the inequalities of his age, weaving together sharp social critique with deep religious feeling. The poem laments the suffering of ordinary people while questioning the moral direction of the nation. Elliott's verses carry the weight of a man who watched the industrial revolution reshape England into a place of stark contrast: enormous wealth for some, grinding poverty for many. His voice is neither neutral nor resigned - it burns with moral urgency, calling readers to recognize the spiritual cost of economic injustice. This is poetry rooted in dissent and faith, where the personal and the political intertwine. For readers who appreciate work that refuses to look away from suffering, and who believe poetry should speak truth to power, these verses offer both historical insight and enduring relevance.