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JOAN OF ARC.
Transmitted thro' a long and good descent
The crown remains. We know no homage due
To English robbers, and disclaim the peace
Inglorious made at Troyes by factious men
Hostile to France. Thy master's proffer'd grace 380
Meets the contempt it merits. Herald, yes,
We shall remember Meaux, and Caen, and Rouen.
Go tell the mighty Earl of Salisbury,
That as like Blanchard, Gaucour dares his power;
Like Blanchard, he can mock his cruelty, 385
And triumph by enduring. Speak I well
Ye men of Orleans?"
"Never did I hear
A shout so universal as ensued
Of approbation. The assembled host
As with one voice pour'd forth their loyalty, 390
And struck their sounding shields. The towers of Orleans
Echoed the loud uproar. The Herald went.
The work of war began."
"A fearful scene,"
The crown remains. We know no homage due
To English robbers, and disclaim the peace
Inglorious made at Troyes by factious men
Hostile to France. Thy master's proffer'd grace 380
Meets the contempt it merits. Herald, yes,
We shall remember Meaux, and Caen, and Rouen.
Go tell the mighty Earl of Salisbury,
That as like Blanchard, Gaucour dares his power;
Like Blanchard, he can mock his cruelty, 385
And triumph by enduring. Speak I well
Ye men of Orleans?"
"Never did I hear
A shout so universal as ensued
Of approbation. The assembled host
As with one voice pour'd forth their loyalty, 390
And struck their sounding shields. The towers of Orleans
Echoed the loud uproar. The Herald went.
The work of war began."
"A fearful scene,"
"Cried
