A Complete Guide to Heraldry by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies

3 by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies, Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles, 1871-1928, Johnston, Graham, 1869-

Chapter 5: 1. _Tydeus._

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Chapter 5: 1. _Tydeus._

("[Greek: Toiaun autôn,--nuktos ophthalmos prepei]"--Lines 380-386.) "... Frowning he speaks, and shakes The dark crest streaming o'er his shaded helm In triple wave; whilst dreadful ring around The brazen bosses of his shield, impress'd {7} With his proud argument:--'A sable sky Burning with stars; and in the midst full orb'd A silver moon;'--the eye of night o'er all, Awful in beauty, forms her peerless light."
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