<p>THROVGHE scorchinge heate, throughe coulde, in stormes, and<lb/> tempests force,<lb/> By ragged rocks, by shelfes, &amp; sandes: this Knight did keepe his course.<lb/> By gapinge gulfes hee pass'd, by monsters of the flood,<lb/> By pirattes, theeues, and cruell foes, that long'd to spill his blood.<lb/> That wonder greate to scape: but, <rs>GOD</rs> was on his side,<lb/> And throughe them all, in spite of all, his shaken shippe did guide.<lb/> And, to requite his paines: By helpe of power deuine.<lb/> His happe, at lengthe did aunswere hope, to finde the goulden mine.<lb/> Let <rs>GRAECIA</rs> then forbeare, to praise her <persName type="mythological">IASON</persName> boulde?<lb/> Who throughe the watchfull dragons pass'd, to win the fleece of goulde.<lb/> Since by <persName type="mythological">MEDEAS</persName> helpe, they weare inchaunted all,<lb/> <term id="embstma_1667_21701"/>And <persName type="mythological">IASON</persName> without perilles, pass'de: the conquest therfore small?<lb/> But, hee, of whome I write, this noble minded <persName>DRAKE</persName>,<lb/> Did bringe away his goulden fleece, when thousand eies did wake.<lb/> Wherefore, yee worthie wightes, that seeke for forreine landes:<lb/> Yf that you can, come alwaise home, by <rs>GANGES</rs> goulden sandes.<lb/> And you, that liue at home, and can not brooke the flood,<lb/> Geue praise to them, that passe the waues, to doe their countrie good.<lb/> Before which sorte, as chiefe: in tempeste, and in calme,<lb/> <persName>Sir FRANCIS DRAKE</persName>, by due deserte, may weare the goulden palme.<lb/> <gloss target="embstma_1667_21701" lang="la"><name type="author">Ouid.</name> Met. lib. 7.</gloss> </p>

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