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THE BATTLE OF TALAVERA
OR,
The Soldier's Threnody.
Ye ſcourges of mankind, diffuſers of ſorrow,
Behold theſe ſad ends of the victims of War:—
Ah! think, ere the loud roaring cannons do rattle,
Before hoſtile armies in cloſe combat meet.
Soldiers Wife.—Stanza
NEAR Tal'vera's heights where the battle rag'd fearleſs
As when wolves with lions in combat contend;
From the brave Britiſh allies a ſoldier ſtray'd cheerleſs
The ground where they ſtrove Spanish rights to defend;
As with rage 'gainſt the foe his boſom was burning,
While the wrongs of the patriot's he truly was mourning,
