France fallen! France arisen! France of the brave! France of lost hopes! France of Promethean zeal! Napoleon's France, that bruised the despot's heel Of Europe, while the feudal world did rave. Thou France that didst burst through the rock-bound grave Which Germany and England joined to seal, And undismayed didst seek the human weal, Through which thou couldst thyself and others save -- The wreath of amaranth and eternal praise! When every hand was 'gainst thee, so was ours. Freedom remembers, and I can forget: -- Great are we by the faith our past betrays, And noble now the great Republic flowers Incarnate with the soul of Lafayette. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...EPIGRAM: 14. TO WILLIAM CAMDEN by BEN JONSON ELAINE by EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY GOD SAVE THE NATION! by THEODORE TILTON A CONSISTENT GIRL by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS PEARLS OF THE FAITH: 37. AL-HALI by EDWIN ARNOLD EXTEMPORE ON BEING SHOWN SHOE BUCKLES WORN BY DAVID GARRICK by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD |