Who fled like hinds when danger crost the scene,
Their cumbrous rank like Manhood ne’er disguised,
Their scutcheoned pomp like carrion fitly prized!
Henceforth shall men for an opprobrium know
The names by chroniclers most idolized,
And choose strong blood Plebeian’s healthier flow,
That scaled Sebastian’s towers while nobles quaked below.
XX.
And Spain her Guerrilleros—Dorian race—