And many a furious battle did we fight.
Little am I remembered now! My fame
(If any) centres in my son’s high name,
Who, student, warrior, legislator, rose
Supreme o’er native chiefs and foreign foes.
Peace shed her blessings where his footsteps came,
And still his country cherishes his name.
7. An old French town, once fortified, whose name
Looks very English, and it sounds the same;
Before its walls in war, so histories tell,