History & Politics
Epigram XLII. On Geneva's Arms
Translated by Alexander Brome (1664) · From Songs and Other Poems (1664)
History & Politics
Geneva bears the Eagle and the Key;
The Empires this, and that the Papacy:
If th' Emperour's Eagle, and the Pope agen
Resume his Key, where is thy Empire then?
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Brome, Alexander. “Epigram XLII. On Geneva's Arms.” Translated by Alexander Brome. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/brome/207/.
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Brome, Alexander. “Epigram XLII. On Geneva's Arms.” Translated by Alexander Brome. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/brome/207/.
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