Anne Bradstreet,
A Dialogue between Old England and New
“ William Laud (1573-1645) , archbishop of Canterbury (1633) , executed for treason by the Long Parliament for opposing puritan protestantism.225 Gideon: a hero responsible for defeating the Midianites (Judges 7:18-19) . ”
Anne Bradstreet,
A Dialogue between Old England and New
“ Parliament, prevail, 295And in a while you'll tell another tale. Notes 28 Hengist: co-leader of the Jutes (with Horsa) , Hengist was brought into England in 449 by Vortigern, king of the Celts, to oppose the Picts, but Hengist eventually turned against the Celts, forced them out of Kent, and founded a new Kentish dynasty himself. See Bede's Ecclesiastical History, 1.15, 2.5.31 Canutus: Canute, Danish king of England (1016-35) . ”
Anne Bradstreet,
A Dialogue between Old England and New
“ Judges 5.23, "Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the Lord, curse yet bitterly the inhabitants thereof; because they came not to the help of the Lord, to the help of the Lord against the mighty."232 Baal's vestments: those of a pagan (Canaanite) deity.233 mitres, surplices: ecclesiastical headdresses and vestments worn by Anglican and Roman priests.234 Copes, rochets, croziers: ecclesiastical vestments and staffs employed by Anglican and Roman priests. ”
