Sir John Hawkwood

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“And is it true? And is it true,
This most tremendous tale of all,
Seen in a stained-glass window’s hue,
A Baby in an ox’s stall?
The Maker of the stars and sea
Become a Child on earth for me?”
—Sir John Betjeman (1906–1984)

“Such is our pride, our folly, or our fate,
That few but such as cannot write, translate.”
—John, Sir Denham (1615–1669)

“But I’m his poor shepherd, as plain you may see,
That am come to beg pardon for him and for me.””
—Unknown. King John and the Abbot of Canterbury (l. 99–100)