These lines begin to hint at the allegory of Linda as lawful society. She is the
embodiment of conflict and politics ("all fire and words"), idealism
(her passionate face) and judgment ("gloom and scorn"). These qualities
make her the "true daughter" of the Republican ideal, which was a lawful
structure of controlled conflict. However, she speaks with "Teresa's voice,"
i.e., the promise of material benefit. The combination fills the People with "deep-seated
mistrust"; they have given up allying themselves with lawful society in the
hope of material benefit.