Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, ed. Poems of Places: An Anthology in 31 Volumes.
Spain, Portugal, Belgium, and Holland: Vols. XIV–XV. 1876–79. | | | | Spain: Albuera | | Albuera | | Lord Byron (1788–1824) |
| | (From Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage)
O ALBUERA, glorious field of grief! | |
| As o’er thy plain the pilgrim pricked his steed, | |
| Who could foresee thee, in a space so brief, | |
| A scene where mingling foes should boast and bleed! | |
| Peace to the perished! may the warrior’s mead | 5 |
| And tears of triumph their reward prolong! | |
| Till others fall where other chieftains lead, | |
| Thy name shall circle round the gaping throng, | |
| And shine in worthless lays, the theme of transient song. | | | | |
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