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Selections From the Poems of S. Weir Mitchell
Selections From the Poems of S Weir Mitchell Author:Silas Weir Mitchell General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1901 Original Publisher: Macmillan Subjects: American poetry History / General Juvenile Nonfiction / Poetry / General Literary Criticism / Poetry Poetry / Anthologies Poetry / American / General Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has ... more »no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: FRANCIS DRAKE1 A TRAGEDY OF THE SEA TIME 1578 At sea, off the coast of Patagonia, on board the Pelican, the Elizabeth, and the Plymouth. Dramatis Person.: Francis Drake. Thomas Doughty, his friend. Francis Fletcher, Chaplain. John Winter Leonard Vicary I Captains. William Chester J Gentlemen-venturers. Seamen. 1 See note No. 2. FRANCIS DRAKE Deck of tlie Elizabeth. Fleet in the offing. John Winter. Thomas Doughty. Doughty (coming aboard). Good-morrow, Winter. Still the winds are foul. % I would they blew from merry England shores. Winter. I would they had not blown you to my ship. None are more welcome elsewhere. Strict commands Forbid this visiting from ship to ship. Doughty. These orders are most wise, -- I doubt not that; Yet must I learn that any here afloat Is master of the gentlemen who venture Their ducats and their lives. Let him make laws To rule rough sailors; they are not for us. Winter. Yet one must be the master. Ill it were If, drifting masterless, this little realm Of tossing ships obeyed not one sure helm. I shall but serve you if I bid you go. Doughty. The Pelican is twice a league away. Tis time the several captains of the fleet Should learn how little mind the seamen have, Ay, and the gentlemen, to hold our course. Now, were we all of us of one firm mind, This cheating voyage should end, and that full soon. This in your ear. Did ...« less