“He is equally great whether his theme be religion, patriotism, or love. As a political poet he is one of the greatest of all time.”

H. G. Atkins, in Edgar Prestage (ed.) Chivalry (London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., 1928) pp. 99-100.
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