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Specimens of English literature from the 'Ploughmans crede' to the ...

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1;2yCJ XXIV. THOMAS SACKVILLE, LORD BUCKHURST.59 Whom great Macedo vanquisht <strong>the</strong>re in fight ^With diepe slaughter, dispoylyng all his pryde,Pearst through his realmes, and daunted all his might.Duke Hanniball beheld I <strong>the</strong>re beside,In Cannas field, vic<strong>to</strong>r howe he did ride,And w<strong>of</strong>ul Romaynes that in vayne withs<strong>to</strong>ode,And Consull Paulus covered all in blood.60 Yet sawe I more <strong>the</strong> fight at Trasimene,And Trebye ^ fyeld, and eke when HanniballAnd worthy Scipio last in armes were seeneBefore Carthago gate, <strong>to</strong> trye for allThe worldes empyre, <strong>to</strong> whom it should befal.There sawe IPompeye, and Cesar clad in armes,Theyr hostes alyed and al <strong>the</strong>yr civilharmes6With co«querours hands forbathde in <strong>the</strong>ir owne blood.And Cesar weping ouer Pompeyes head.Yet sawe IScilla and ]Marius where <strong>the</strong>y s<strong>to</strong>ode,Theyr great crueltie, and <strong>the</strong> diepe bludshedOf frendes : Cyrus I sawe and his host dead.And howe <strong>the</strong> Queene with great despyte hath flongeHis head in bloud <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m she overcome.62 Xerxes <strong>the</strong> Percian kyng yet sawe I <strong>the</strong>re.With his huge host, that dranke <strong>the</strong> riuers drye,Dismounted hilles, and made <strong>the</strong> vales vprere,Plis hoste and all yet sawe I slayne, perdye.Thebes I sawe all razde howe it dyd lyeIn heapes <strong>of</strong> s<strong>to</strong>nes, and Tyrus put <strong>to</strong> spoyle,With walles and <strong>to</strong>wers flateuened with <strong>the</strong> soyle.1 Printed ' sight.* 2 Prijjted ' Trebery.'

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