The unheeding sons are used as a symbol for the Polish government body at the time, as officials have a bad reputation for serving their personal interests rather than doing what is best for the nation state. ... Moving on to the fifth stanza, Kochowski wishes death, bad luck, and starvation upon the members of the Polish gentry. ... Kochowski is patriotic when he metaphorically states, "Let the bad son die first, not the Mother," (Line 40), meaning that he hopes Sarmatism dies long before the spirit of Poland does. ...

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