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THE MASSACRE OF PERUGIA; FRAGMENT by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI

Poet Analysis

First Line: A TRUMPET PEALED THRO' FRANCE. THEN ITALY
Last Line: PERUGIA ON HER FORT-CROWNED HILL
Subject(s): NATIONS; SEA; WAR; OCEAN;

A trumpet pealed thro' France. Then Italy
Stirred, shook, from sea to sea.
Then many cities broke
Their lawful yoke.
Then in an evil hour
Perugia on her fort-crowned hill



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