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arnold de winkelried.
And of heaven for ever blessed shall the soul heroic be
Who, oppression's close ranks breaking, makes a pathway for the free;
Though his faithful breast receiveth the sharp lances of the foe,
God, the God of freedom, counteth all the life-drops as they flow!
He shall have the tears of millions, and the homage of the brave,—
He shall have immortal crownings, and the world shall keep his grave.
Who, oppression's close ranks breaking, makes a pathway for the free;
Though his faithful breast receiveth the sharp lances of the foe,
God, the God of freedom, counteth all the life-drops as they flow!
He shall have the tears of millions, and the homage of the brave,—
He shall have immortal crownings, and the world shall keep his grave.
