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

AND BALLADS. py
The amazon Thaleftris was 125
Both beautiful, and bold ;
She fear'd her breafts with iron hot,
And bang'd her foes with cold.
Her hand was like the tool, wherewith
Jove keeps proud mortals under; 130
It fhone juft like his lightning,
And batter'd like his thunder :
Her eye darts lightning, that would blaft
The proudeft he that fwagger'd,
And melt the rapier of his foul, 135
In its corporeal fcabbard.
Her beauty, and her drum to foes
Did caufe amazement double ;
As timorous larks amazed are
With light, and with a low- bell
With beauty, and that lapiand-charm*,
Poor men me did bewitch-all
Still a blind whining lover had,
As Pallas had her fcrich-owl.
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14*
She kept the chaftnefs of a nun 14.5
In armour, as in cloyfter.
But George undid the dragon juft
As you'd undo an oifter..
St. George he was for England; St. Dennis was for France,
Sing, Hani foit qui mal y pcnfs.- 150
* Her drum,
Great