Calendar: 1873-1874 Page 521

GENERAL LITERATURE AND SCIENCE 521 small body was irresistible and whichever way its force was directed it penetrated and dispersed the most numerous battalions But while these gave way in one quarter new combatants ad- vanced from another and the Spaniards though successful in every attack were ready to sink tinder their repeated efforts At that time Cortes observed the great standard of the empire which was carried before the Mexican general advancing and fortunately recollecting to have heard that on the fate of it depended the event of every battle he assembled few of his bravest officers and pushed forward towards the standard chosen body of nobles who guarded the standard made some resistance but were soon broken Cortes with stroke of his lance wounded the Mexican general and threw him to the ground One of the Spanish officers alighting put an end to his life and laid hold of the imperial standard The moment that their leader fell and tiie standard towards which all directed their eyes disappeared an universal panic struck the Mexicans and as if the bond which held them together had been dissolved each soldier threw away his weapons and all fled with precipitation to the mountains VI-jTor aattn en$e The damaske meddowes and the crawlinge streames Sweeten and make soft thy dreames The purlinge springs groves birdes and well-weaved bowers With fields enamelled with flowers Present thee shapes while phantasye discloses Millions of lillyes mixt with roses Then dreame thou hearest the lambe with many bleat Woo'd to come sueke the milkey teate Whilst Faunus in the vision vowes to keepe From ravenouse wolfe the woolley sheepe With thowsand such enchantinge dreamt' which meet To make sleepe not so sound as sweet Nor can these figures so thy rest endeere As not to up when cliaunticleere