I sing them both, and am about to batter
A town which did a famous siege endure,
And was beleaguered both by land and water
By Souvaroff,[369] or Anglicè Suwarrow,
Who loved blood as an alderman loves marrow.
IX.
The fortress is called Ismail, and is placed
Upon the Danube's left branch and left bank,[370]
With buildings in the Oriental taste,
But still a fortress of the foremost rank,