Volume 1

Travels and works of Captain John Smith, President of Virginia, and Admiral of New England / edited by Edward Arber.

  • John Smith
Date:
1910
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Travels and works of Captain John Smith, President of Virginia, and Admiral of New England / edited by Edward Arber. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    T. Carlton. 1616. Complimentary Verses.] 231 To my honest Captaine, the Author. nt Times ! What can be said or don, hall be censur'd and traduc't by some! This worthy Work, which thou hast bought so dear, Ne thou, nor it, Detractors neede to fear. Thy words by deedes so long thou hast approu'd, Of thousands knowe thee not thou art belou'd. And this great Plot will make thee ten times more Knowne and beleu'd, than ere thou wert before. 1 neuer knew a Warryer yet, but thee, From wine, Tobacco, debts, dice, oaths, so free. I call thee Warrier : and I make the bolder; For, many a Captaine now, was neuer Souldier. Some such may swell at this : but (to their praise) When they haue don like thee, my Muse shall raise Their due deserts to Worthies yet to come, To Hue like thine {admir'd) till day of Doome. [/. 692.] [1616] Your true friend, somtimes your soldier, Tho. Carlton. Company of Cavalry, were the only two Englishmen, out of twelve, who in Transylvania; about 15 miles south of Hermannstadt] on the 18th