But look for ruin when a coward wins

DMI number:

14332

Poem Aliases

Aleyn. Battle of Poictiers.

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

Evidence:

First Line:

But look for ruin when a coward wins

Last Line:

For fear and cruelty were ever twins

Poem Genre / Form:

Extract / snippet from longer work

Themes:

Fear

Related People

Author:

Charles Aleyn

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

Comments:

Extract from The Battaile of Poictiers. Aleyn (1633).

Content/Publication

Title:

The British muse, or, a collection of thoughts moral, natural, and sublime, of our English poets: who flourished in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries. [T131617] [ecco]

Page No(s):

p.182

Poem Title:

[no title]

Attribution:

Aleyn's Poictiers

Attributed To:

Charles Aleyn