Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey (1517–47). The Poetical Works. 1880.
A Paraphrase of Some of the Psalms of DavidProem
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Set on by wrath, revenge, and cruelty,
After long war patience had oppress’d;
And justice, wrought by princely equity;
My D
Began to work despair of liberty;
Had not David, the perfect warrior taught,
That of my fault thus pardon should be sought.