The miscellaneous works of David Humphreys Late Minister Plenipotentiary from the United States of America to the Court of Madrid |
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How oft love's fires in female breasts that burn'd,
A kindling kiss to flames heroic turn'd
Then tim'rous virgins show'd no shameful fears,
Their lovers' hearts they harden'd ev'n by tears—
By patriot tears to glory lur'd, the swains
Now flam'd bold soldiers on th' embattled plains:
So glowing iron bath'd in limpid streams,
Its temper chang'd—the steel of battle beams.
A kindling kiss to flames heroic turn'd
Then tim'rous virgins show'd no shameful fears,
Their lovers' hearts they harden'd ev'n by tears—
By patriot tears to glory lur'd, the swains
Now flam'd bold soldiers on th' embattled plains:
So glowing iron bath'd in limpid streams,
Its temper chang'd—the steel of battle beams.
| The miscellaneous works of David Humphreys | |