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Meroe, was in time past the heade citie of the kyngdome, whiche stondeth in an Isle of the same name facioned like a shielde, stretching it self thre thousand furlong alongest by
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Throwynge onne hys wyde backe, hys wyder spreddynge shielde.
The Rowley Poems Thomas Chatterton
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_Tansie_, _Colocassia_, with leaues like a shielde, and garden hearbes.
Hypnerotomachia The Strife of Loue in a Dreame Francesco Colonna
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Vppon the other side was chased out a valiant youth, who with great reuerence did receiue a protection of a Christall shielde, and with his sworde afterward cutting off the heade of a terryble woman, and afterwardes proudly bearing her heade in signe of victorie; Out of the hotte blood of whome, did rise vp a flying horse: who striking vppon a
Hypnerotomachia The Strife of Loue in a Dreame Francesco Colonna
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Ah! swythenn [34] mie shielde & tyltynge launce bee bounde [35].
The Rowley Poems Thomas Chatterton
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Armoure on armoure dynn [71], shielde upon shielde;
The Rowley Poems Thomas Chatterton
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When the dyre clatterynge of the shielde and launce
The Rowley Poems Thomas Chatterton
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Onn mie longe shielde ycorne thie name thoul't fynde.
The Rowley Poems Thomas Chatterton
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Eftsoones [46] hys squyer, with hys shielde and spere.
The Rowley Poems Thomas Chatterton
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I wylle anente [85] hymm goe; mie squierr, mie shielde; 95
The Rowley Poems Thomas Chatterton
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