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ARNOLD DE WINKELRIED.
Day immortal in Helvetia,—day to every Switzer dear,—
Day that saw Duke Leopold down before Sempach appear,
Just as morning fresh and stilly dawned above the ancient town,
And the mountain mists uprolling let the waiting sunlight down.
Day immortal in Helvetia,—day to every Switzer dear,—
Day that saw Duke Leopold down before Sempach appear,
Just as morning fresh and stilly dawned above the ancient town,
And the mountain mists uprolling let the waiting sunlight down.
Full four thousand knights and barons marched with Leopold that day,
With their vassals, squires, and burghers, following in grand array;
'T was the Duke himself came foremost, slowly came, in state and pride,
With their vassals, squires, and burghers, following in grand array;
'T was the Duke himself came foremost, slowly came, in state and pride,
