text:  And veterans now are all who young in heart Burn'd as they heard how o'er the watery way Compell'd to fight yet eager to depart The Vengeance battled through the livelong day-- Battled with thee who steadfast on her track Not to be shaken off untiring bent; And how awhile the fire from each grew slack The shatter'd masts to splice and riggings rent -- And how at dawn the conflict was renew'd Muzzle to muzzle almost hand to hand Till useless on the wave and carnage-strew'd The foe lay wreck'd on St Domingo's strand -- And how huzza'd his brave triumphant crew! And how the hero burn'd within his eye When Milne beheld upon the staff where flew The Tricolor the flag of Britain fly!! And yet once more thy country calls!--beneath The towers and demi-lune of dark Algiers The Impregnable is anchor'd in the teeth Of bomb-proof batteries frowning tiers on tiers