about a change in sea-warfare
in degree corresponding to the
revolution in all warfare effected
by the original introduction of
from China into Europe of gunpowder.
The first European fire-arm, a
clumsy contrivance , was, as is well
known, scouted by no few of the
knights as a base an nonoEL xxS implement basely
cumbersome and cowardly , good
enough peradventure for peasants varlets weavers
too craven to stand up crossing
steel with steel in frank fight.
But as ashore knightly valor tho'
shorn of its blazonry did not cease
with the knights, neither at on the sea seas
in degree corresponding to the
revolution in all warfare effected
by the original introduction of
from China into Europe of gunpowder.
The first European fire-arm, a
clumsy contrivance , was, as is well
known, scouted by no few of the
knights as a base an nonoEL xxS implement basely
cumbersome and cowardly , good
enough peradventure for peasants varlets weavers
too craven to stand up crossing
steel with steel in frank fight.
But as ashore knightly valor tho'
shorn of its blazonry did not cease
with the knights, neither at on the sea seas
about a change in sea-warfare
in degree corresponding to the
revolution in all warfare effected
by the original introduction of
from China into Europe of gunpowder.
The first European fire-arm, a
clumsy contrivance , was, as is well
known, scouted by no few of the
knights as a base an nonoEL xxS implement basely
cumbersome and cowardly , good
enough peradventure for peasants varlets weavers
too craven to stand up crossing
steel with steel in frank fight.
But as ashore knightly valor tho'
shorn of its blazonry did not cease
with the knights, neither at on the sea seas
in degree corresponding to the
revolution in all warfare effected
by the original introduction of
from China into Europe of gunpowder.
The first European fire-arm, a
clumsy contrivance , was, as is well
known, scouted by no few of the
knights as a base an nonoEL xxS implement basely
cumbersome and cowardly , good
enough peradventure for peasants varlets weavers
too craven to stand up crossing
steel with steel in frank fight.
But as ashore knightly valor tho'
shorn of its blazonry did not cease
with the knights, neither at on the sea seas
Transcribed by: John Bryant