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18 But to the ruthless victor

Your freedom dear you sell,

Proud, dauntless, little nation,

Whom only numbers quell!

Ring out! Ring on! Ring sadly

The noble Flemish peal!

But see! in the dark heavens

The dawn of justice light!

There to the dim horizon

The brutal horde takes flight.

The radiant day of glory

Day of revenge is here,

Oh! bells, proclaim your triumph

With music loud and clear!

Ring out! Ring on! Ring proudly

The free-born Flemish peal.

—From the French of