On St. Peter Cutting off Malchus His Eare. Richard Crashaw (c. 1613-1649). W.G. Horder, comp. 1895. The Poets' Bible: New Testament

W. Garrett Horder, comp. The Poets’ Bible: New Testament. 1895.

On St. Peter Cutting off Malchus His Eare

Richard Crashaw (c. 1613–1649)


JOHN XVIII. 10. WELL PETER, dost thou wield thy active sword;
Well for thyselfe, I meane, not for thy Lord.
To strike at eares is to take heed there bee
No witness, Peter, of thy perjury.