Chapter 2 of 17 · 56 words · ~1 min read

II.

Think not, think not, fair Flower of Gnide, It e'er should celebrate the scars, Dust raised, blood shed, and laurels dyed Beneath the gonfalon of Mars; Or, borne sublime on festal cars, The chiefs who to submission sank The rebel German's soul of soul, And forged the chains that now control The frenzy of the Frank.