| Lament For The Destruction Of Hungary By The Tartars |
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In the lament, the poet expresses the view that the invasion is God 's punishment for the sins of the Hungarians. The poem is very visual, showing the gruesome invasion of Hungary and the atrocities committed by the Tartars. The poem begins with an appeal to God, where the persona recognises His supremacy and that His judgement is perfect, and he then begins to describe the many atrocities of the invasion in some detail. In the final section, the persona implores God to deliver the nation from it troubles. |
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