 | The Works of Michael Drayton |  |
TO HIS FRIEND, MASTER CHR. M. his Booke.
Like as a man, on some adventure boundHis honest friendes, their kindnes to expresse,
T'incourage him of whome the maine is own'd;
Some venture more, and some adventure lesse,
That if the voyage (happily) be good:
They his good fortune freely may pertake;
If otherwise it perrish in the flood,
Yet like good freinds theirs perish'd for his sake.
On thy returne I put this little forth,
My chaunce with thine indifferently to prove,
Which though (I knowe) not fitting with thy worth,
Accept it yet since it proceedes from love;
And if thy fortune prosper, I may see
I have some share, though most returne to thee.
Mich: Drayton.
| The Works of Michael Drayton | |