Social Commentaries
Epigram 6 (The newes of Spanish wars, how wondrously,)
From Chrestoleros (1598), Book 3
Social Commentaries
The newes of Spanish wars, how wondrously,
It strooke our heartes, what terrour it did breed.
Saint Mary porte and Cales can testifie,
And thousand's Spaniards witnessing the deede,
When thou Deurox, with feare wast so dismaid,
That thou to Siuill well nigh fled'st for ayde.
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Bastard, Thomas. “Epigram 6 (The newes of Spanish wars, how wondrously,).” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bastard/85/.
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Bastard, Thomas. “Epigram 6 (The newes of Spanish wars, how wondrously,).” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bastard/85/.
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