The True Knight
Died 1523
FOR knighthood is not in the feats of warre,
As for to fight in quarrel right or wrong,
But in a cause which truth can not defarre:
He ought himself for to make sure and strong,
Justice to keep mixt with mercy among:
And no quarrell a knight ought to take
But for a truth, or for the common's sake.
DayPoems Poem No. 35
<a href="http://www.daypoems.net/poems/35.html">The True Knight by Stephen Hawes</a>
The DayPoems Poetry Collection, www.daypoems.net
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