With sword and spear, nor tried to manage shield,
Proving arms' use, as well-trained warrior ought,
"'Only a sling and pebbles can I wield!'
So he: while I, contrariwise, 'No trick
Of weapon helpful on the battlefield
"'Comes unfamiliar to my theoric:
But, bid me put in practice what I know,
Give me a sword—it stings like Moses' stick,
"'A serpent I let drop apace.' E'en so,