Excerpt from A Short Narrative of the Late Troubles in England: First Written in Latin by an Anonymus, for the Information of Forreners, and Now Don Into English, for the Behoof and Pleasure of Our Countrey-Men, 1649
See how calm he looks, and stately, Like a warrior on his shield, Waiting till the flush of morning Breaks along the battle-field l.
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