“The combat deepens. On, ye brave,
Who rush to glory or the grave!”

—  Thomas Campbell

Hohenlinden http://www.poemhunter.com/p/m/poem.asp?poet=3042&poem=13489, st. 7 (1802)
Context: The combat deepens. On, ye brave,
Who rush to glory or the grave!
Wave, Munich! all thy banners wave,
And charge with all thy chivalry!

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