Now clattering arms now raging broils of war

DMI number:

9092

First Line:

Now clattering arms now raging broils of war

Last Line:

From dark oblivion of devouring death

Poem Genre / Form:

Blank verse

Themes:

Ancient history[Alexander Persians], Death[Zoroas (Egyptian astronomer)], and War

Related People

Author:

Nicholas Grimald

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

Comments:

'Poems by Nicholas Grimald', Tottel's Miscellany,' ed. Rollins (Harvard, 1965) 'Songes written by Nicolas Grimald', in 'Songes and Sonettes' (1557)

Content/Publication

Title:

Poems of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, who flourish’d in the reign of Henry the Eighth... With the poems of Sir Thomas Wiat, and others his Famous Contemporaries. [T68161]

Page No(s):

pp.258-260

Poem Title:

The Death of Zoroas, an Egiptian Astronomer, in the first fight that Alexander had with the Persians.

Attribution:

Songes written by N. G. of the nine Muses

Attributed To:

Not attributed

Title:

Songs and Sonnets (2nd edition) [S106407]

Page No(s):

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Poem Title:

The death of Zoroas, an Egyptian Astronomer, in the first fight, that Alexander had with the Persians.

Attribution:

In section headed 'Songes written by N. G.'

Attributed To:

Nicholas Grimald