“Les chefs du parti contraire, Foulques de Castro, et Ingo de Volta,
n’étoient pas présens à l’assemblée, mais le peuple et le clergé se
portèrent en foule à leurs maisons; ils les trouvèrent dejà ébranlés
par ce qu’ils venoient d’apprendre, et, profitant de leur émotion, ils
leur firent jurer une réconciliation sincère, et donner le baiser de
paix aux chefs de la faction opposée. Alors les cloches de la ville
sonnèrent en témoignage d’allégresse, et l’archevêque de retour sur la
place publique entonna un Te Deum avec tout le peuple, eu honneur du
Dieu de paix qui avoit sauvé leur patrie.”--_Histoire des Républiques
Italiennes_, vol. ii. pp. 149-150.]
In Genoa, when the sunset gave
Its last warm purple to the wave,
No sound of war, no voice of fear,
Was heard, announcing danger near:
Though deadliest foes were there, whose hate
But slumber’d till its hour of fate,
Yet calmly, at the twilight’s close,
Sunk the wide city to repose.
But when deep midnight reign’d around,
All sudden woke the alarm-bell’s sound,
Full swelling, while the hollow breeze
Bore its dread summons o’er the seas.
Then, Genoa, from their slumber started
Thy sons, the free, the fearless-hearted;
Then mingled with th’ awakening peal
Voices, and steps, and clash of steel.
Arm, warriors! arm! for danger calls;
Arise to guard your native walls!
With breathless haste the gathering throng
Hurry the echoing streets along;
Through darkness rushing to the scene
Where their bold counsels still convene.
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