Richard Chenevix Trench Friend Poems
- 1. After The Battle
WE crownâ??d the hard-won heights at length,
Baptizâ??d in flame and fire;
We saw the foemanâ??s sullen strength,
That grimly made retireâ??
... - 2. Harmosan
Now the third and fatal conflict for the Persian throne was done,
And the Moslem's fiery valor had the crowning victory won.
Harmosan, the last and boldest the invader to defy,
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