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The men of Orleans shall in after days Bring their young boys, and tell them of the deeds Our gallant friends atchieved, and bid them learn Like them to love their country, and like them 110Should wild Oppression pour again it's tide Of desolation, to step forth and stem Fearless, the furious torrent. Men of France! Mourn not for these our comrades; boldly they Fought the good fight, and that Eternal One, 115Who bade the angels harbinger his word With "Peace on Earth," rewards them. We survive, Honoring their memories to avenge their fall On England's ruffian hordes; in vain her chiefs Madly will drain her wealth and waste her blood 120To conquer this vast realm! for, easier were it To hurl the rooted mountain from it's base, Than force the yoke of slavery upon men Determin'd to be free: yes—let them rage, And drain their country's wealth, and waste her blood, 125 And pour their hireling thousands on our coasts,

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