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DU GUAY-TROUIN
THE GREAT FRENCH “BLUE”
(1673-1736)
“Self trust is the essence of Heroism.”—Plutarch.
DU GUAY-TROUIN
THE GREAT FRENCH “BLUE”
(1673-1736)
“He’s only a scurvy Democrat, his blood is hardly blue,
Oh, Sacre Nom de Dieu! Sapristi! Eet is true!
Yet, he fights like the Maid of Orleans, with dirk and halberd, too,
Oh, Sacre Nom de Dieu! Sapristi! Eet is true!
Then—what’ll you think, good gentlemen, you men of the kingly pack,
Ye sons of Armand the Terrible, ye whelps of Catouriac,
Shall he gain the royal purple? Shall he sit in the ranks with us?
Shall he quaff of our golden vintage, shall he ride in the royal bus?
Nay! Nay! For that would be te-r-r-ible! Nay! Nay! That ill-born cuss?
Par donc! but that is unbearable! ’Twould result in a shameful fuss!
Pray, let him remain a Democrat—The cream of the fleet for us.”