Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, ed. Poems of Places: An Anthology in 31 Volumes.
Russia: Vol. XX. 1876–79. | | | | Pultowa (Poltava) | | Pultowa | | Thomas Campbell (1777–1844) |
| | (From Pleasures of Hope)
FAINT in his wounds and shivering in the blast, | |
| The Swedish soldier sunk,—and groaned his last! | |
| File after file the stormy showers benumb, | |
| Freeze every standard-sheet, and hush the drum! | |
| Horseman and horse confessed the bitter pang, | 5 |
| And arms and warriors fell with hollow clang! | |
| Yet, ere he sunk in Nature’s last repose, | |
| Ere life’s warm torrent to the fountain froze, | |
| The dying man to Sweden turned his eye, | |
| Thought of his home, and closed it with a sigh! | 10 |
| Imperial pride looked sullen on his plight, | |
| And Charles beheld,—nor shuddered at the sight. | | | | |
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