HOHENLINDEN. The spirits of your fathers For the deck it was their field of fame, No towers along the steep; When the stormy tempests blow; Till danger's troubled night depart, When the storm has ceased to blow; Hohenlinden.2 ON Linden, when the sun was low, Of Iser3 rolling rapidly. 143 1 Robert Blake, a celebrated English admiral, born A.D. 1598. He defeated both the Dutch and Spanish fleets in several battles. He died A.D. 1657. 2 A village in Germany, where the Austrians and Bavarians were completely defeated by the French under Moreau, December 3, 1800. The Danube. But Linden saw another sight By torch and trumpet fast arrayed, Then shook the hills with thunder riven, But redder yet that light shall glow 'Tis morn; but scarce yon level sun Shout in their sulph'rous canopy. And charge with all thy chivalry! Few, few shall part, where many meet; The snow shall be their winding-sheet, every turf beneath their feet And Shall mark the soldier's cemetery. 'The French. 2 The Austrian. 3 The capital of Bavaria; here, the Bavarian army. THE END. Levey, Robson, and Franklyn, Great New Street, Fetter Lane. |