Paean [on Peace] l. 8, in Stobaeus, Florilegium

The useless Shield serves to adorn the Hall, Whence Spiders weave their Nets against the Wall; Gauntlets and Spears lye cover’d o’er with Dust, And slighted Swords half eaten up with Rust. | Philip Ayres, 1687 | Webs of the spider brown in the iron shield are made, And rust grows over the edge of the sword and the lance’s blade. | W. G. Headlam, 1907