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Arthur Wellesley<br />

How noble is the English sense of war<br />

Embodied in this servant of the realm,<br />

Fresh from taming the Tyger of Mysore<br />

He leads more heroes at the heated helm;<br />

Aiming his guns<br />

Across the sable horde<br />

What blast of hot death stuns the elephant & sword<br />

What brought him to this victory,<br />

Celebrated with French wine,<br />

Was a sense of common decency,<br />

The command of detail fine,<br />

Loving all parts of his army<br />

& every supply line,<br />

Then stood upon a vital battlefield<br />

What cool head & intelligence revealed<br />

Maratha rajas & their men<br />

Melt to a mindʹs mirage,<br />

Since Plasseyʹs zen all classes ken<br />

The rising of the Raj,<br />

& fleeing French auxilleries must face the reporcharge.<br />

Assaye<br />

1803<br />

Emporer<br />

The world intent upon a senseless wrath,<br />

London dares to oppose Napoleon<br />

Who has proclaimʹd a cause, the starry path,<br />

As when Alexander left Macedon;<br />

But first a bride!<br />

Radiance rarely seen,<br />

Beloved by his side the fairy Josephine.<br />

Their pious Pope appears from Rome<br />

Midst pomp & celebration,<br />

Neath Notre Dame & its great dome<br />

Peforms the coronation<br />

Words before this Corsican gnome<br />

Wane in hesitation<br />

ʺDo not worry I shall do it instead!ʺ<br />

An emporer crowns his own well‐combʹd head.<br />

ʺRejoice! Rejoice!ʺ from town to town<br />

Flutters festivity<br />

Long purple gown & sparkling crown<br />

Caried to Italy,<br />

ʺLong live the King!ʺ this call fills up the halls of Lombardy.<br />

Milan<br />

1804

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