This hand, the rule of tyrants to oppose
Seeks with the sword fair freedom's soft repose.

As quoted in Life and Memoirs of Algernon Sidney; his father (Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester) wrote to him (30 August 1660) : "It is said that the University of Copenhagen brought their album unto you, desiring you to write something; and that you did scribere in albo these words".