Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-01-10
Grand SOiree mt Brooklyn.

Grand SOiree nt Brooklyn.
In the twentysevenlh year of the reign of the first
Virgin Queen Of England, a chosen band Of fifteen
hundred gentlemen and their DEFENDANTS, NEST OF
them relatives friends and tenants OF their chietan,
followed gallant nobleman TO the Brill then the
landing place of the brave hearts, who, the piping
times of peace which then prevailed in England,
wished to exercise their martial ardor in the contest
between the low countries, and the stern and cold
booded tyrant of Spain Philip the Second. The
"brave Lord Wllloughby;'' "the good Lord Wlough-
by;" the stout Lord Wllloughby" as the old ballad
delights to call the pink Of English chivary, was
marching 10 the field of Zutphen, where the heroic
Sir Philip Sidney brsathed his last to whom he
comrade in arms, and fellow student in the school
Of glory. To be the friend of Sir Philip Sidney"
considered an ample eulogy to inscribe on
mans monuments and Lord Willoughby enjoyed the
respect and confidence of the preur cerdier of Eng
land in its palm,es, days III romantic gall antry.-
Old Naunon in his Regaiia, describes the character
Of our hero 10 this effect:
"Lord Wlloughby was one Of the Quene's best
swordsmen; he was great master OF the art mill
iarie. have heard spoken, that had he not slight
ed the court, but applied himself 10 the Quene, he
might have enjoyed plentiful portion Of her grace
and il was his saying, and it did him no good, that
he was none of the REpTILIA, intimating that he
coude not crepe upon the ground and that the court
was not his element; for indeed as he was great
soldier, he OF suitable magnanmltie and coulde
not brooke the obsequousnesse and assdute of cour-
tiers"
Before describing the splendid exploit OF this great
man and his chosen band we may as well state that
he succeeded the Earl of Leicester Captain. Gene
raj of Elzabeh's forces IN Holland in 1887, when
that nobleman was recalled and that he died in the
prime of life in the year 1901 May heaven be gra-
cious TO the stout Lords soul!
The brilliant feat by which Lord willoushby has
mmoralized his name, and shed lusre over that
of his posterty in after ages and in distant clmes
told in the strong vivid, and picturesque sanzas OF
one of those ancient and quaint ballads, which used
to make Sir Philip Sydney's heart beat "as if al the
sound of trsmpet." We prefer relating the action
in the vigorous and undiluied English of the eontem-
porary historian to any language in which we could
give it. The baas thus commences;
The fifteenth day of July,
famous fight IN Flanders
Was fCughisn IN the held
We're English captains three,
Eut the bravest man in bael
wasgood Lord wioughbey,
with fifteen hundred fighting men,
They fought with fourteen thousand then
Upon the bloody shore.
We then have the bold knights alocu,ion to his
men and comrades, the last lines of which remind
MS somewhat of Henri of Navarro emmand TO his
soldiers at Ivry; "ana ifye need an ensign in tie
fight follow my white pume-it will always be In
the thickesi of the melee" Our Englishman says;-
Stand 10 IL noble pkemen,
And look you round about
And shoot YOU right, you bowmen,
Ard we viii keep them DOT
You muskei. and esiver men,
DO YOU prove true 10
WI be- the foremost man IN hight
Says brave Lord wiIoughbey.
After combating for three hours without, any decisive
advantage on either side, the hostile commanders
agree 10 withdraw their forces for awhile for refresh
ment and worship. The heroic strain thus pro-
cceds -
When they had fed 50 freely
They kneeed upon the ground,
For the favor they had found
And beating MP their colors,
And turning tswrds The spap'ards,
Aih9usasd more they slew.
The sharp steel pointed arrows
And bullets thick did fy;
Tken did valiant soldiers
Charge on most furouslyi
Which made the spanisrds waver,
They thosght u best 10 Zee,
o. good Lord wnIougbbey.
Then quo,h the Spanish general,
Come, let us march away.
fear W. shalt be spoiled ALL
For Wonder eou,.. Lord wllougbbey
lie will not give one inch OF way
For Ill the devils ir hell.
The spaniards followed suit in their leaders train and
did not stop ill they find themselves within the walls
OF l. eyden then occupied by the great COMMANDER
Spnos. After this the ballad poet oursts n,o susn
of patriotic enthusiasm which is the corona OF his
chant.
Then courage bIeIEugIshmep,
And never be dismad.
We will not I've afraid
To fight With foreign ensmes
And So natinn Tree
And thu end tho bloody bout
Oi brave Lord wiIougbbey.
Every man should be the architect Of his own for
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