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To requite their courtesy, Marmion, as he alighted, hung about the neck of each a chain of twelve marks. "Largesse, largesse, knight of the crest of gold!" cried the heralds, in acknowledgment of the bounty received; "'A blazon'd shield in battle won, Ne'er guarded heart so bold."
Deceived by weak or wicked men, How gallantly thou stood'st at bay, Like lion hunted to his den, Let France tell, on that bloody day. No boastful splendour round thy bier, No blazon'd trophies o'er thy grave; But thou had'st more, the soldier's tear, The heart warm offering of the brave.
"Brave Edward and his gallant sons Beneath its shadow bled; And lion-hearted Britons That flag to glory led. The sword of kings defended, When hostile foes drew near; The sheet whose colours bended Memorials proud and dear! "The hist'ry of a nation Is blazon'd on its page, A brief and bright relation Sent down from age to age.
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