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PATRIOTIC PIECES
But to the ruthless victor
Your freedom dear you sell,
Proud, dauntless, little nation,
Whom only numbers quell!
Ring out! Ring on! Ring sadly
The noble Flemish peal!
But see! in the dark heavens
The dawn of justice light!
There to the dim horizon
The brutal horde takes flight.
The radiant day of glory
Day of revenge is here,
Oh! bells, proclaim your triumph
With music loud and clear!
Ring out! Ring on! Ring proudly
The free-born Flemish peal.
—From the French of Dominique Bonnaud
