Minerva Britanna Or A Garden of Heroical Deuises, furnished, and adorned with Emblemes and Impresa's of sundry natures, Newly devised, moralized, and published, By Henry Peacham |
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Iustitia militaris.
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Iustitia militaris.
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SCAVRVS forth the Roman youth did lead,
To proue their valour on the common foe:
Within his Campe, in authors as I read,
A peare tree laden with the fruit did grow,
Which at's departure, kept the wonted store,
As full remaining as it did before.
To proue their valour on the common foe:
Within his Campe, in authors as I read,
A peare tree laden with the fruit did grow,
Which at's departure, kept the wonted store,
As full remaining as it did before.
A mirror for commaunders in our age,
Who deeme it honour, and a souldiers guise,
To vse on foes all villanous outrage:
Rapes, murders, rapines, burnings robberies:
And greatest part of valour to consist,
Like savage bruites, in spoyling what they list.
Who deeme it honour, and a souldiers guise,
To vse on foes all villanous outrage:
Rapes, murders, rapines, burnings robberies:
And greatest part of valour to consist,
Like savage bruites, in spoyling what they list.
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