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DIRGE OF NELSON.

1 Toll Nelson's knell! a soul more brave
2 Ne'er triumphed on the green-sea wave!
3 Sad o'er the hero's honoured grave,
4 Toll Nelson's knell!
5 The ball of Death unerring flew;
6 His cheek has lost its ardent hue;
7 He sinks, amid his gallant crew!
8 Toll Nelson's knell!
9 Yet lift, brave chief, thy dying eyes;
10 Hark! loud huzzas around thee rise;
11 Aloft the flag of conquest flies!
12 The day is won!
13 The day is won peace to the brave!
14 But whilst the joyous streamers wave,
15 We'll think upon the victor's grave!
16 Peace to the brave!

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Bowles, William Lisle, 1762-1850. The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles, Vol. I. With Memoir, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes by George Gilfillan. Edinburgh: James Nichol, 9 North Bank Street..., 1855, p. 216.  (Page images digitized from a copy held at the University of California Libraries.)

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