Classic Poem

Sir T HOMAS K NOWLES ,

Sir P HILIP B UILER

The youngest brother, Mars his sworn man,
That wan his knightly spurs in Belgia,
And follow'd dub of drum in fortune's grace,
Well horsed and arm'd, Sir Philip Butler greets;
The noble Essex friend and follower,
In mourning sable dight by sympathy,
A gentle knight; and meekly at the tilt
He stands, as one that had no heart to hurt
His friendly foe: but at the trumpets sound
He flies along; and bravely at the face
His force he bends: the rival of his fame
Spurs on his steed, nor shuns the shock for fear:
And so they meet; the armour bears the scar
Of this encounter and delightful war.