Th' Old Man a feeble Javelin threw, Which could not pierce … - John Ogilby

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Th' Old Man a feeble Javelin threw,
Which could not pierce his sounding Target through,
But on the Margin hung the harmless Spear.

John Ogilby

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John Ogilby (17 November 1600 – 4 September 1676) was a Scottish translator, impresario and cartographer.

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Th' Old Man a feeble Javelin threw, Which could not pierce his sounding Target through, But on the Margin hung the harmless Spear. - John Ogilby

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