peace hath her victories No less renowned than war; new foes arise, Threatening to bind our souls with secular chains: Help us to save free conscience from the paw Of hireling wolves whose gospel is their maw.
ATTRIBUTION:
John Milton (1608–1674), British poet. To the Lord General Cromwell (l. 10–14). . .
The Complete Poetry of John Milton. John T. Shawcross, ed. (1963, rev. ed. 1971) Doubleday.
