FEBRUARY 1816 <br /> <br /> Oh, for a kindling touch from that pure flame <br /> Which ministered, erewhile, to a sacrifice <br /> Of gratitude, beneath Italian skies, <br /> In words like these: 'Up, Voice of song! proclaim <br /> 'Thy saintly rapture with celestial aim: <br /> 'For lo! the Imperial City stands released <br /> 'From bondage threatened by the embattled East, <br /> 'And Christendom respires; from guilt and shame <br /> 'Redeemed, from miserable fear set free <br /> 'By one day's feat, one mighty victory. 10 <br /> '--Chant the Deliverer's praise in every tongue! <br /> 'The cross shall spread, the crescent hath waxed dim; <br /> 'He conquering, as in joyful Heaven is sung, <br /> 'HE CONQUERING THROUGH GOD, AND GOD BY HIM.'<br /><br />William Wordsworth<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/siege-of-vienna-raised-by-john-sobieski/
