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THE WORKS OF ART TO ITALY.
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And hail, with wonted pride, those works rever'd,
Hallow'd by time, by absence more endear'd.
And breathe to Those the strain, whose warrior-might
Each danger stemm'd, prevail'd in every fight;
Souls of unyielding power, to storms inured,
Sublim'd by peril, and by toil matured.
Sing of that Leader, whose ascendant mind,
Could rouse the slumb'ring spirit of mankind;
Whose banners track'd the vanquish'd Eagle's flight
O'er many a plain, and dark Sierra's height;
Who bade once more the wild, heroic lay,
Record the deeds of Roncesvalles' day;
Who, thro' each mountain-pass of rock and snow,
An Alpine Huntsman, chas'd the fear-struck foe;
Waved his proud standard to the balmy gales,
Rich Languedoc! that fan thy glowing vales,
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