Reliques of ancient English poetry: consisting of old heroic ballads ...

3*6 AN CIENT SONGS
He rear'd up the vail: crooked rib,
Inilead of arch triumphaL
But George hit th' dragon fuch a pelt,
As made him on his bum fall. ioo
St. George he was for England; St. Dennis was for France.
Sing, Honi fait qui mal y penfe.
Tamerlain, with Tartarian bow,
The Turkifh fquadrons Hew
And fetch'd the pagan crefcent down, 105
With half-moon made of yew :
His trufly bow proud Turks did gall,
With mowers of arrows thick, • -
And bow-firings, without throtling, fent
Grand-Viliers to old Nick :
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Much turbants, and much Pagan pates
He made to humble in dull,
And heads of Saracens he fixt
On fpears, as on a fign-pofi :
He coop'd in cage grim Eajazet, 1
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Prop of Mahound's religion,
As if he had been the whifpering bird,
That prompted him ;
the pigeon.
In Turkey-leather fcabbard, he
Did fheath his blade fo trenchant. 120
But George he fwing'd the dragon's tail,
And cut off every inch on't.
St. George he was for England j
Sing, Honi foit qui maly penfe.
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St. Dennis was for France.
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