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Their Number ('mounting to the Rangers guess)
 In three Divisions evenly was dispos'd;
And that their Enemies might judge it less,
 It seem'd one Gross with all the Spaces clos'd.

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The Van fierce Oswald led, where Paradine
 And Manly Dargonet (both of his blood)
Out-shin'd the Noon, and their Minds stock within
 Promis'd to make that outward glory good.

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The next bold, but unlucky, Hubert led;
 Brother to Oswald, and no less ally'd
To the ambitions which his Soul did wed;
 Lowly without, but lin'd with costly Pride.

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Most to himself his valour fatal was,
 Whose glories oft to others dreadfull were;
So Commets (though suppos'd Destructions cause)
 But waste themselves to make their Gazers fear.

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And though his valour seldom did succeed,
 His speech was such as could in Storms perswade;
Sweet as the Hopes on which starv'd Lovers feed,
 Breath'd in the whispers of a yielding Maid.

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The bloudy Borgio did conduct the Rere,
 Whom sullen Vasco heedfully attends;
To all but to themselves they cruel were,
 And to themselves chiefly by mischief Friends.

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War, the worlds Art, Nature to them became;
 In Camps begot, born, and in anger bred;
The living vex'd till Death, and then their Fame;
 Because even Fame some life is to the Dead.