Ecclesiastical Sonnets - Part I. - XXIX - Danish Conquests
Woe to the Crown that doth the Cowl obey! Dissension, checking arms that would restrain The incessant Rovers of the northern main, Helps to restore and spread a Pagan sway: But Gospel-truth is potent to allay Fierceness and rage; and soon the cruel Dane Feels, through the influence of her gentle reign, His native superstitions melt away. Thus, often, when thick gloom the east o'ershrouds, The full-orbed Moon, slow-climbing, doth appear Silently to consume the heavy clouds; 'How' no one can resolve; but every eye Around her sees, while air is hushed, a clear And widening circuit of ethereal sky.
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