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Achilles his death.

The hope of Greece, and countries care,
Achilles strong of force:
Like stoute Alcides fought on foote,
like Mars himselfe on horse.
But lust that ruled Goddes sometimes,
did then Achilles mooue:

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To walke to Troye to feede desire,
for Priamus daughters loue.
Who by a Dart that Paris driude,
Achilles had his ende:
Whose worthy actes and marshall feates,
in Homer well is pende.