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Poem
February 11, 1777
The Freeman's Journal, Or, New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
Newspaper report from Boston, January 30, on the Hessian standards captured at Trenton, bearing the motto 'NEC CIT PERICULA' (fearlessness of danger). An epigram mocks the Hessians' timid surrender without resistance to American forces.
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BOSTON, January 30.
On the Hessian standards, taken at Trenton, were engraved these words: NEC CIT PERICULA, a fearlessness of danger, which was not displayed in the battle where the standards were surrendered to the American arms, and which hath drawn on the timorous Hessian, and his vaunting motto, the following EPIGRAM.
The man who submits, without striking a blow,
May be said, in a sense, no danger to know:
I pray then, what harm, by the humble submission,
At Trenton was done to the standard of Hessian?
On the Hessian standards, taken at Trenton, were engraved these words: NEC CIT PERICULA, a fearlessness of danger, which was not displayed in the battle where the standards were surrendered to the American arms, and which hath drawn on the timorous Hessian, and his vaunting motto, the following EPIGRAM.
The man who submits, without striking a blow,
May be said, in a sense, no danger to know:
I pray then, what harm, by the humble submission,
At Trenton was done to the standard of Hessian?
What sub-type of article is it?
Epigram
Satire
What themes does it cover?
War Military
Patriotism
What keywords are associated?
Hessian Standards
Battle Of Trenton
Epigram
American Victory
Revolutionary War
Motto Mockery
Poem Details
Subject
On The Hessian Standards Taken At Trenton
Form / Style
Rhymed Couplets
Key Lines
The Man Who Submits, Without Striking A Blow,
May Be Said, In A Sense, No Danger To Know:
I Pray Then, What Harm, By The Humble Submission,
At Trenton Was Done To The Standard Of Hessian?