Thus he reasoned ; Though they fall
Like the grass in mowing,
Yet the dead Turks, after all.
Make a sorry showing.
Foes that die remember not
How our Croatians bought
Our unbroken freedom — thought
So, in last year's battle-storm
Swooped our Servian falcon,
Chose the sleekest of the swarm
From beyond the Croatia :
Plucked a pacha from his horse,
Carried him away by force.
While we cheered along his course :
"Stephen!" "Tokic!"
To the Prince his prize he bore
Just as he had won him —
Laid him at the Prince's door,
Not a scratch upon him.
" Prince, a present ! And for fear
He should find it lonely here,
I will fetch his mate,'' said queer
Back into the fight he rushed
Where the Turks were flying,
Past his kinsmen boldly brushed,
Leaping dead and dying :
Seized a stalwart infidel,
Wrenched his gun and, like a spell.
Marched him back— him heeding well
But the Moslems, catching breath
Mid their helter-skelter.
Poured upon him hail of death
From a rocky shelter,
Till a devil-guided ball
Striking one yet wounded all :
For there staggered, nigh to fall,
Paused the conflict — all intent
On the two before us ;
And the Turkish regiment
Cheered in hideous chorus
As the prisoner, half afraid,
Turned and started up the glade,
Thinking — dullard ! — to evade
We 'd have fired — but Stephen's hand
Rose in protestation,
While his pistol's mute command
Needed no translation ;
For the Turk retraced his track,
Knelt and took upon his back
(As a peddler shifts his pack)
How we cheered him as he passed
Through the line, a-swinging
Gun and pistol — bleeding fast —
Grim — but loudly singing :
" Lucky me to find a steed
Fit to give the Prince for speed !
Rein or saddle ne'er shall need
So he urged him to the tent
Where the Prince was resting —
Brought his captive, shamed and spent,
To make true his jesting.
And as couriers came to say
That our friends had won the day.
Who should up and faint away ?
PETAR ŠUBIĆ ZRINSKI
This year, Spain celebrates the beginning of the collapse of Islam and the Maoris in the territory of his kingdom. 1212th The superior Islamic power from 150,000 to 200,000 troops attacked the Navas de Tolosa, and the Spaniards, together with Christian knights from other countries have about 50,000. Thus, up to four times less soldiers and knights. Excellent maneuver shattered and the Maori were killed and captured about 100,000 troops. I was intrigued that the catalog of the celebration of Croatian coat of arms. I know from history that the Croatian Kingdom of Spain's Palace Croatian sending in troops, what textbooks say NDH, and these elements of the Croatian coat of arms can easily be participating in honor of the Croats. Where they fought a great battle there have always been in Europe and Croats:
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