FRANCISCO PIZARRO:
CONQUEROR OF PERU.
(1475-1538)
An eagle soared o’er the heights of Quito,
Its talons were hard, and it screamed as it flew;
For, far down below, in gleaming chain mail,
Was a Spanish corsair with his murderous crew.
The Spaniard looked upward. “Ah, brother,” said he,
“Are there doves here below? If it’s so, I am here