From San Sebastian’s fortress to Bayonne’s,
By Sarre and Ustaritz great Arthur bends.
Soult spreads incessant toils which England’s lion rends.
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Through many a craggy pass and dread defile,
From Oyarzún and Bidasóa’s stream,
By rugged steeps that Ossa’s crest outpile,
And cataract beds that Earth to sunder seem—
Pyrene’s fearful wilderness where teem
All forms of savage beauty—olive, larch,