The Complete Poems of S. Weir Mitchell (Classic Reprint)

Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Complete Poems of S. Weir Mitchell Francis Drake Deck of the 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. 'T is time the several captains of the fleet Should learn how little mind the seamen have, About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.