Social Commentaries
Epigram 25 (Ovr Water Drake long seas, strange ieopardies,)
From Chrestoleros (1598), Book 4
Social Commentaries
Ovr Water Drake long seas, strange ieopardies,
Farr countries, great attempts haue ouertane.
Hee payde his life there, whence his glory came,
Adorne him India for in thee he lies,
We haue a worthier worthy of our state.
And would not leaue our Water for our Drake.
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Bastard, Thomas. “Epigram 25 (Ovr Water Drake long seas, strange ieopardies,).” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bastard/145/.
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Bastard, Thomas. “Epigram 25 (Ovr Water Drake long seas, strange ieopardies,).” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bastard/145/.
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