Sounds hollow and deep to the trampling of foes!
The voices are mighty that swell from the past,
With Arragon’s cry on the shrill mountain-blast;
The ancient sierras give strength to our tread,
Their pines murmur song where bright blood hath been shed.
—Fling forth the proud banner of Leon again,
And shout ye “Castile! to the rescue for Spain!”
THE ZEGRI MAID.
[The Zegris were one of the most illustrious Moorish tribes. Their exploits and feuds with their celebrated rivals, the Abencerrages, form the subject of many ancient Spanish romances.]
The summer leaves were sighing