For Knighthood Is Not In The Feats Of War, As For To Fight In Quarrel Right Or Wrong, But In A Cause Which Truth Cannot Defe

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For knighthood is not in the feats of war,
As for to fight in quarrel right or wrong,
But in a cause which truth cannot defer:
He ought himself for to make sure and strong,
Just to keep mixt with mercy among:
And no quarrel a knight ought to take
But for a truth, or for the common's sake.
-- Stephen Hawes

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