Cheap was the victory now for Spain achieved;
For the first fervour of their zeal inspired
The Mountaineers, ... the presence of their Chiefs,
The sight of all dear objects, all dear ties,
The air they breathed, the soil whereon they trod,
Duty, devotion, faith, and hope and joy.
And little had the misbelievers ween’d
In such impetuous onset to receive
A greeting deadly as their own intent;
Victims they thought to find, not men prepared