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Protestantism in England From the Times of Henry VIII - James Aitken Wylie

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<strong>of</strong> a mightier host than that <strong>of</strong> Egypt, and <strong>the</strong><br />

overthrow <strong>of</strong> a greater tyrant than he who lay<br />

drowned <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Red Sea. <strong>England</strong> began <strong>the</strong> song,<br />

as was meet, for around her isle had <strong>the</strong> Armada<br />

been led, a spectacle <strong>of</strong> doom; but soon, from<br />

beyond <strong>the</strong> German Ocean, from <strong>the</strong> foot <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

Alps, from <strong>the</strong> shores <strong>of</strong> Scotland, o<strong>the</strong>r voices<br />

were heard swell<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> an<strong>the</strong>m, and say<strong>in</strong>g, "S<strong>in</strong>g<br />

ye to <strong>the</strong> Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously:<br />

<strong>the</strong> horse and his rider hath he thrown <strong>in</strong>to <strong>the</strong> sea.<br />

The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I<br />

will divide <strong>the</strong> spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon<br />

<strong>the</strong>m; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy<br />

<strong>the</strong>m. Thou didst blow with thy w<strong>in</strong>d, <strong>the</strong> sea<br />

covered <strong>the</strong>m: <strong>the</strong>y sank as lead <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> mighty<br />

waters."<br />

Footnotes:<br />

1. Meteren; Hakluyt, vol. 1., p. 601.<br />

2. Ibid.<br />

3. Meteren; Hakluyt, vol. 1., p. 602.<br />

4. Meteren; Hakluyt, vol. 1., p. 603.<br />

5. Fenton to Burghley, October 28: MSS. Ireland<br />

422

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