For not more firm the red-deer’s limb is poised
For strength and fleetness mixed than doth befal
Those hardy mountaineers whose shouts appal
The braves of France—as e’en surprised them more,
When first beheld by Vimieiro’s wall,
Their antique garb, such as in days of yore
(In them revived to-day) the Roman legions wore.
VI.
Thus breaking fast the spirit of Gallia’s sons,