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"A true report of the laste voyage into the West and Northwest regions, &c.  1577. worthily atchieved by Capteine Frobisher of the sayde voyage the firste finder and Gennerall.  
"With a description of the people there inhabiting, and other circumstances notable  
"Writen by Dionyse Settle, one of the Companie in the sayde voyage, and servant to the Right Honourable the Earle of Cumberland./
 il mortalibus arduum est.

"Imprinted at London by Henry Middleton. Anno 1577."

" A rythme Decasyllabicall, upon this last luckie voyage of worthie Capteine Frobisher.  1577.

Through sundrie forning fretes, and storming streightes,
That ventrous knight of Ithac' soyle did saile:
Against the force of Syrens baulmed heightes,
His noble skill and courage did prevaile.
His hap was hand, his hope yet nothing fraile.
Not ragged rockes, not sinking syrtes or sands
His stoutnesse startle, from viewing foreign lands.

That Poet's penne and paines was well employ'd,
His brains bedawe'd with dropps of Parnasse spring:
Whereby renowne deserved he enjoy'd.
Yea, nowe (though dead) the Muses sweetly sing,
Melodiously by note, and tuned string,
They sound in th' eares of people farre and neere,
Th' exceeding praise of that approved Peere.