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OF THE GREAT AND FAMOUS ... SIR FRANCIS DRAKE ..., by                    
First Line: The dragon that our seas did raise his crest
Last Line: To joy, annoy, friends, foes; but 'twill not be.
Subject(s): Drake, Sir Francis (1540-1596)


The Dragon that our seas did raise his crest
And brought back heaps of gold unto his nest,
Unto his foes more terrible than thunder,
Glory of his age, after-ages' wonder,
Excelling all those that have excelled before --
It's feared we shall have none such any more --
Effecting all, he sole did undertake,
Valiant, just, wise, mild, honest, godly Drake.
This man when I was little I did meet
As he was walking up Totnes' long street.
He asked me whose I was. I answered him.
He asked me if his good friend were within.
A fair red orange in his hand he had;
He gave it me, whereof I was right glad,
Takes and kissed me, and prays, "God bless my boy,"
Which I record with comfort to this day.
Could he on me have breathed with his breath
His gifts, Elias-like, after his death,
Then had I been enabled for to do
Many brave things I have a heart unto.
I have as great desire as e'er had he
To joy, annoy, friends, foes; but 'twill not be.




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