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When the bad element was in power, the noble State has reminded me of Tennyson's eagle caught by the talons in carrion, unable to fly or soar.
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Hoar uses a metaphor to describe the political struggles in New York, likening it to Tennyson's eagle trapped and unable to rise.
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