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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: JOAN OF ARC. THE TENTH BOOK. Thus to the martyrs in their country's cause The Maiden gave their fame; and when she ceas'd, Sucb murmur from the multitude arose, As when at twilight hour the summer breeze Moves o'er the elmy vale: there was not one Who mourn'd with feeble sorrow for his friend, Slain in the fight of freedom; or if chance Remembrance with a tear suffus'd the eye, The patriot's joy flash'd thro'. And now the rites Of sepulture perform'd, the hymn to heaven They chaunted. To the town the Maid return'd, Dunois, with her, and Richemont, and the man, Conrade, whose converse most the Virgin loy'd. They of pursuit and of the future war Sat communing; when loud the trumpet's voice Proclaim'd approaching herald. " To the Maid," Exclaim'd the messenger, " and thee, Dunois, " Son of the chief he lov'd Du Chastel sends " Greeting. The aged warrior hath not spar'd " All active efforts to partake your toil, " And serve his country; and tho' late arriv'd, " He share not in the fame your arms acquire, " His heart is glad that he is late arriv'd, " And France preserv'd thus early. He were here " To join your host, and follow on their flight, " But Richemont is his foe. To that high lord " Thus says my master: We, tho' each to each " Be hostile, are alike the embattled sons " Of this our common country. Do thou join " The conquering troops, and prosecute success; " I will the while assault what guarded towns " Bedford yet holds in Orleannois: one day, " Perhaps the constable of France may learn " He wrong'd Du Chastel." As the herald spake, The crimson current rush'd to Ricbemont's cheek. " Tell to thy master," eager he replied, " I am the foe of those court parasites " Who poison the king's ear. Him who shall serve " Our country in the field, I...