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203 A right heroicall heaste of Brittanne blood, Ulysseus match in skill and martiall might: For Princes fame, and countrie's speciall good, Through brackish seas (where Neptune reignes by right) Hath saftrly sailed, in perils great [[strikethrough]] ?? [[/strikethrough]] despight: The golden fleece (like Iason) hath he got, And with returne'd saunce losse or lucklesse lot. O that I had old Homer's worthy witt, O that I had, this present home, his head: With penne in hand, then musing would I sitt, And our Ulysses' valiant venture spread In vaunting verse, that when his corps is dead, (Wich long may live) his true renowne may rest, As one whome God aboundantly hath blest. ABRAHAM FLEMING." To the Right honourable and my singular good Lord, George Earle of Cumberland, Baron Clifford, Lord of Skifton and Vessie: his humble servaunt Dionyse Settle, wisheth the fulnesse of all perfect felicitie. It both is, and hath beene, (Right Honourable) the bountie of a noble mynde, not to expect remuneration or satisfaction for liberalitie frankly bestowed. It both is, [[strikethrough]] and hath beene [[/strikethrough]] and ^[[also]] hath beene accounted a greate vice, to seeme unthankfull, or at the least not something carefull, of whom, when, and how, we should receive liberalitie. I am not oblivious, neither carelesse, when, and how, your Honour (above my expectation) nobly satisfied the request of me your humble servant. I am most assured, that the venture of your noble heart expecteth nothing of me, but that your goodnesse might abound to my profile: Uppon which occasion, and bicause I would not be accounted ingratefull, I have both boldly passed the limiltes of my duetie, and also unlearnedly taken upon me to set fourth some [[?]]-
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