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EPIGRAM: 9 by THOMAS WYATT

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First Line: OF CARTHAGE HE, THAT WORTHY WARRIOR
Last Line: AT MONZON THUS I RESTLESS REST IN SPAIN.
Subject(s): CARTHAGE; PAIN; PEACE; SPAIN; WAR; SUFFERING; MISERY;
Of Carthage he, that worthy warrior,
Could overcome but could not use his chance.
And I likewise, of all my long endeavour,
The sharp conquest though fortune did advance,
Could not it use. The hold that is given over
I unpossessed. So hangeth in balance
Of war my peace, reward of all my pain.
At Monzon thus I restless rest in Spain.



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