Religion
To the Lord Hopton, on his fight in Cornwall.
From Hesperides (1648)
Religion
GO on brave Hopton, to effectuate that
Which wee, and times to come, shall wonder at.
Lift up thy Sword; next, suffer it to fall,
And by that One blow set an end to all.
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Herrick, Robert. “To the Lord Hopton, on his fight in Cornwall.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/1011/.
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Herrick, Robert. “To the Lord Hopton, on his fight in Cornwall.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/1011/.
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