In this poem, Howard presents a highly attractive image of
Wyatt, depicting him not merely as an ideal "Renaissance man" but also as an almost
flawless human being who lived his life as God would want any Christian to
live.
Howard describes Wyatt as virtuous (3), wise (5),
patriotic (6-8), virtuous again (10), and stoic in his ability to deal appropriately
with the fluctuations of fortune (11-12). Howard also presents Wyatt as poetically
talented (13-16), multilingual (17), and as a talented foreign diplomat
(17).
According to Howard, Wyatt was a good mentor to
English youth on their trips to Europe (19-20), and he was also a man who always sought
to bring out the best in people because he was himself highly virtuous and never
deceitful (21-24).
Howard presents Wyatt as brave,
truthful, outspoken in defense of truth, and sensible, stable, and mature (25-28). Wyatt
is described as having been both strong and attractive (29). He was almost a perfect
human being, yet even such a good man (Howard laments) had his enemies
(31-33).
Wyatt was, according to Howard, almost Christlike
in his virtues, but, like Christ, he was not properly treated during his time on earth
(33-38).
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