Romance affected politics, transformed economy, irradiated philosophy.

They discussed the knotty question, Why things were not done, the things being confessedly to do; and they cut the knot: Men, men calling themselves statesmen, declined to perform that operation, because, forsooth, other men objected to have it performed on them.

And common humanity declared it to be for the common weal! If so, then it is clearly indicated as a course of action: we shut our eyes against logic and the vaunted laws of economy.

They are the knot we cut; or would cut, had we the sword.

Diana did it to the tune of Garryowen or Planxty Kelly.