To crush the brave for ever!
Lo! from her knees the maiden springs,
Rapid as lightning’s flash above,
As guardian angels spread their wings
O’er mortals that they love,
Around the Doomed her arms are thrown,
His form protected by her own,
With him will she the worst await,
And save his life, or share his fate!
“Strike him!” she cries, “but ’neath the blow