Their unfurl'd pennons flout fair France's sun,

And wanton in the breezes of her sky:

Impatient halt they there; their foaming steeds,

Pawing the huge and rock-built barrier,

That bars their further course—they wait for thee:

For thee whom France hath injur'd and cast off;

For thee, whose blood it pays with shameful chains,

More shameful death; for thee, whom Charles of Spain

Summons to head his host, and lead them on

To conquest and to glory.