Francis T. Palgrave, ed. (1824–1897). The Golden Treasury. 1875.
Thomas Campbell CCXV. HohenlindenO
All bloodless lay the untrodden snow;
And dark as winter was the flow
Of Iser, rolling rapidly.
When the drum beat at dead of night,
Commanding fires of death to light
The darkness of her scenery.
Each horseman drew his battle-blade,
And furious every charger neigh’d
To join the dreadful revelry.
Then rush’d the steed to battle driven;
And louder than the bolts of heaven
Far flash’d the red artillery.
On Linden’s hills of stainèd snow;
And bloodier yet the torrent flow
Of Iser, rolling rapidly.
Can pierce the war-clouds rolling dun,
Where furious Frank and fiery Hun
Shout in their sulphurous canopy.
Who rush to glory, or the grave!
Wave, Munich! all thy banners wave,
And charge with all thy chivalry!
The snow shall be their winding-sheet,
And every turf beneath their feet
Shall be a soldier’s sepulchre.