AH! where is Palafox? Nor tongue no pen
Reports of him, his dwelling or his grave!
Does yet the unheard-of vessel ride the wave?
Or is she swallowed up, remote from ken
Of pitying human nature? Once again
Methinks that we shall hail thee, Champion brave,
Redeemed to baffle that imperial Slave,
And through all Europe cheer desponding men
With new-born hope. Unbounded is the might
Of martyrdom, and fortitude, and right.
Hark, how thy Country triumphs!-Smilingly
The Eternal looks upon her sword that gleams,
Like his own lightning, over mountains high,
On rampart, and the banks of all her streams.
Methinks that we shall hail thee, Champion brave, Redeemed to baffle that imperial Slave, And through all Europe cheer desponding men With new-born hope. Unbounded is the might superb great great 10++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++x1000000000000000
Unbounded is the might Of martyrdom, and fortitude, and right. Beautiful lines.
Wonderful Sonnet tribute Wordsworth to British Palafox who fought against Napoleon!
A great tribute to general Palafox and his martyrdom paid by a great poet.
The great poet William Wordsworth whose works we studied in literature calsses so diligently. tony
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Methinks that we shall hail thee, Champion brave, Redeemed to baffle that imperial Slave, And through all Europe cheer desponding men With new-born hope. Unbounded is the might Of martyrdom, and fortitude, and right. A sonnet that's full of hope.