Reliques of ancient English poetry: consisting of old heroic ballads ...

no ANCIENT SONGS
Att laft through ' lacke of' Arength hee feeble grewe,
And fayd to Guy, as thou'rt of humane race, 5$
Shew itt in this, give natures wants their dewe,
Let me but goe, and drinke in yonder place :
Thou canft not yeeld to ' me' a fmaller thing,
Than to grant life, thats given by the fpring.
I give thee leave, fayes Guye, goe drinke thy laft, 55
Go pledge the dragon, and the favage bore * :
Succeed the tragedyes that they have paft,
But never thinke to drinke cold water more
Drinke deepe to Death and unto him caroufe
Bid him receive thee in his earthen houfe. 60
Soe to the fpring he goes, and Hakes his thirft ;
Takeing the water in extremely like
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Some wracked fhipp that on fome rocke is burft,
Whofe forced hulke againft the Hones does ftryke ;
Scoping it in foe fall with both his hands, 6$
That Guy admiring to behold him ftands.
Come on, quoth Guy, lets to our worke againe,
Thou ftayeft about thy liquor overlong
The fifh, which in the river doe remaine,
Will want thereby ; thy drinking doth them wrong i
But I will ' have ' their fatisfaftion made, 7
With gyants blood they mull, and ftiall be payd.
* Which Cuy hadJain before.
Ver. 64, bulke. MS,
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