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JUAN BAUTISTA DE ARRIAZA.
TEMPEST AND WAR,
OR
THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR.
ODE.
I fain would sing of victory;
But know, the God of harmony,
Dispenser of renown,
For fortune's turn has little care,
And bids superior valour bear,
Alone, the immortal crown.
See in his temple, shining yet,
Those at Thermopylæ who set
Of manly fortitude
Examples rare, or 'neath thy wall
Who, sad Numantia, shared thy fall,
But falling unsubdued.
