Courage crowned with conquest; or, A brief relation, how that valiant knight and that heroick champion Sir Eglamore bravely fought with, and manfully slew a terrible huge great monstrous dragon. To a pleasant new tune.

1681-1684?

Courage Crowned with Conquest;

OR, [...] brief Relation, how that Valiant Knight, and that Heroick Champion Sir Eglamore bravely sought with, and manfully slew a terrible huge great Monstrous Dragon.

To a pleasant New Tune.

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SIr 
Eglamore that valiant Knight

with his fa, la, lanctree down dillie,
He feteht his sword and he went to fight;

with his fa la lanctre, &c.
As he went over hill and dale
All cloathed in his Coat of Male,

with his fa la lanctre, &c.

A huge great Dragon leapt out of his Den

with his fa la lanctre, &c.
Which had killed the Lord knows how many men

with his fa la lanctre, &c.
But when he saw Sir 
Eglamore
Good lack had you seen how this Dragon did roare

with his fa la lanctre. &c.

This Dragon he had a plaguy hide

with his fa la lanctre, &c.
Which could both sword and spear abide

with his fa la lanctre, &c.
He could not enter with hacks and cuts
Which vext the Knight to the very hearts blood and guts,

with his fa la lanctre, &c.

All the Trees in the Wood did shake

with his fa la lanctre, &c.
Stars did tremble and men did quake,

with his fa la lanctre, &c.
But had you seen how the Birds lay peeping
'Twould have made a mans heart to fall a weeping

with his fa la lanctre, &c.

The second Part,

To the same Tune.

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BUt it was too late to fear,

with his fa la lanctre. &c,
For now it was come to fight Dog, fight Bare

with his fa la lanctre &c
And as a yawning he did fall
He thrust in his Sword hilt and all,

with his fa la lanctre, &c.

But now as the Knight in choler did burn

with his fa la lanctre, &c.
He owed the Dragon a shrew'd good turn

with his fa la lanctre, &c.
In at his mouth the Sword he bent,
The hilt appear'd at his fundament,

with his fa la, &c.

Then the Dragon like a coward began to fly

with his fa la lanctre, &c.
Unto his Den that was hard by

with his fa la lanctre, &c.
And there he laid him down and roar'd
The Knight was vexed for his Sword

with a fa la lanctre, &c.

The Sword that was of a right good Blade;

with his fa la lanctre, &c.
As ever 
Turk or 
Spaniard made,

with his fa la lanctre, &c.
I for my part do forsake it
And he that will fetch it let him take it

with his fa la lanctre, &c.

When all this was done, to the Alehouse he went

with his fa la lanctre, &c.
And by and by his two pence he spent Dragon

with his fa la lanctre, &c.
For he was so hot with tuging with the
That nothing would quench him but a whole Flagon.

with his fa la lanctre, &c.

Now God preserve our King and Queen,

with his fa la lanctre, &c.
And eke in 
London may be seen,

with his fa la lanctre, &c.
As many Knights and as many more,
And all so good as Sir 
Eglamore. 
 [...]

with his fa la langtre down dillie.

Printed for I. VVright, J. Clarke, VV. Thackeray, and T. Passinger.

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