[A Volunteer Song A Collection of Pieces in Verse Numbered I.-XI. By Francis Wrangham] |
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XI.
TRAFALGAR.
------ Semper acerbum,
Semper honoratum ------
(ving.)
Semper honoratum ------
(ving.)
Hark to yon shout, that thrills the sky!
Hark to yon bosom-rending groan!
The pæan that of victory,
And this the knell of Nelson gone!
—the hero gone!
Hark to yon bosom-rending groan!
The pæan that of victory,
And this the knell of Nelson gone!
—the hero gone!
Ring, ring the merry peal of joy;
Breathe, breathe the solemn note of woe:
Let rapture now the heart employ,
Now let the tear for Nelson flow!
—the hero flow!
Breathe, breathe the solemn note of woe:
Let rapture now the heart employ,
Now let the tear for Nelson flow!
—the hero flow!
In gallant trim the Spaniard rush'd,
The light Gaul buoyant by his side:
—O'er them the ocean-wave has gush'd;
They sleep beneath the wintry tide.
—the wintry tide.
The light Gaul buoyant by his side:
—O'er them the ocean-wave has gush'd;
They sleep beneath the wintry tide.
—the wintry tide.
TRAFALGAR, cherish'd bitter name!
Shall still to our remembrance rise;
Scene of our proudest costliest fame—
Where France is crush'd and Nelson dies!
—the hero dies!
Shall still to our remembrance rise;
Scene of our proudest costliest fame—
Where France is crush'd and Nelson dies!
—the hero dies!
Still in the van of victory,
Shall England's flag o'er ocean sweep;
And still from every seaman's eye
Shall Nelson's trophies scatter sleep!
—the hero's trophies banish sleep!
Ring, ring, &c.
Shall England's flag o'er ocean sweep;
And still from every seaman's eye
Shall Nelson's trophies scatter sleep!
—the hero's trophies banish sleep!
Ring, ring, &c.
December, 1805.
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