XLVII.
Then rose the shout that told of England’s power
Triumphant on that new Thermopylæ,
And gallant hands were clasped in glory’s hour,
And beamed Hesperia’s eye more bright to see
That now in spite of Hell she will be free!
And Nial, Morton folded heart to heart:
“Joy! joy! This day shall long remembered be,
“For France hath vainly tried her utmost art.”
And tears of joy were seen from many an eye to start.