Religion
On St. Peter cutting of Malchus his eare.
Religion
WEll Peter dost thou wield thy active sword,
Well for thy selfe (I meane) not for thy Lord.
To strike at eares, is to take heed there bee
No witnesse Peter of thy perjury.
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MLA
Crashaw, Richard. “On St. Peter cutting of Malchus his eare.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/crashaw/41/.
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Crashaw, Richard. “On St. Peter cutting of Malchus his eare.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/crashaw/41/.
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