Poems, and phancies written By the Thrice Noble, Illustrious, And Excellent Princess The Lady Marchioness of Newcastle [i.e. Margaret Cavendish]. The Second Impression, much Altered and Corrected |
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Doubts Assault, and Hopes Defence.
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Doubts Assault, and Hopes Defence.
Doubt round the Fort of Hope intrenchcd lay,Stopt all Provisions that should pass that way,
Digging forth Earth to raise up Rampiers high,
Against Hopes Curtains did their Canons lye;
The Line being long, it seem'd the weakest place,
Or else to Batter down the Frontier's Face;
There Pioniers did Dig a Mine to Spring,
Balls and Granadoes into th'Fort did fling;
Rams they did place to beat their Walls down flat,
VVith many Engines more as good as that:
But when Doubt Breaches made in any part,
Hopes Industry soon clos'd it up with Art;
Yet Doubt resolved fierce Assaults to make,
And did set Ladders up the Fort to take;
When Hope saw this, great Stones and Weights down flung,
VVhich many Kill'd, as they on Ladders hung;
Many did fall, and in the Ditch did lye,
But then fresh Men did strait their place supply;
Upon the Walls of Hope many lay Dead,
And those that Fought did on their Bodies tread:
Thus Various Fortune on each Side did fall,
And Death was th'only Conquerour of all.
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