Living
Non invicta recedo
From Minerva Britanna (1612)
THIS Indian beast, by Nature armed so,
That scarce the Steele can peirce his scalie side:
Assaulteth oft the Elephant his foe,
And either doth the conqueror abide,
Or by his mightie combatant is slaine,
For never vanquisht, he returnes againe.
So you that must encounter Want, and Care,
To overcome your hard, and crabbed skill,
Take courage, and treade vnder foote dispaire,
For better hap, attendes the vent'rous still:
And sooner leaue, your bodie in the place,
Then back returne, vnletter'd with disgrace.
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MLA
Peacham, Henry. “Non invicta recedo.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/peacham/103/.
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Peacham, Henry. “Non invicta recedo.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/peacham/103/.
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