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 Anxious of that devoted town to learn. Thus then the veteran— "From that field of shame To France so fatal, Azincour, escap'd; I speeded homewards and abode in peace. Henry as wise as brave had back to England Led his victorious army; well aware That France was mighty, that her warrior sons, Impatient of a foreign victor's sway, Might rise impetuous, and with multitudes Tread down the invaders. Wisely he return'd, For the proud Barons in their private broils Wasted the strength of France. I dwelt at home Peaceful though lowly, with my little store Content. I lov'd around the cheerful hearth To tell of all the perils I had known:  Rh