Give me a spirit that on this life's rough sea
Loves t' have his sails filled with a lusty wind,
Even till his sail-yards tremble, his masts crack,
And his rapt ship run on her side so low
That she drinks water, and her keel plows air.
The Conspiracy of Charles, Duke of Byron
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Original Citation
Chapman, George. "The Conspiracy of Charles Duke of Byron." Children of the Chapel, 1608, Blackfriars Theatre, London, England, UK, act 3, sc. 3.
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Current Citation
Chapman, George. "The Conspiracy of Charles Duke of Byron." The Conspiracy and Tragedy of Charles, Duke of Byron. Manchester University Press, 1988, act 3, sc. 3.
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