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Hee prayseth his shippe he founde at Corinthia.

Elegia. 10.

A shippe I haue (and God so graunt) gouernde by Pallas might,
Whose happye name on helme thereof, depainted is in sight.
If sayles therein we neede to vse, wyth slender winde she sayles,
Or if the owyer: her wan she takes, and easye force preuayles.
Her fellowes all wyth speedy course, to passe is not content,
But doth put backe by sondry skilles, all shippes that forward bent.
The flowing flouds she lightlye bears, and fels the tossing seas,
No cruell waues she yeldes vnto, but sayles away with ease.
With her I came acquainted first, euen at Corinthia ground,
Whom since a gide and trusty mate, in fearefull flight I found.
Through sondry streights and wicked winds, our way she did procure,
Yet was by force of Pallas power, from daunger saued sure.
And now the gates of vastye Seas, we pray that she may cliue,
In Geta streames so longe tyme sought, we may at length ariue.
Which when she had conueyde me thus, to Hellespontia port,
In narrow trackt away ful longe, she safely did resort.
On left syde then our course we tournde, from Astors famous towne,
And to their coastes (O Imbria) there, from thence we came a downe.
So forth wyth gentle winds when wee, Zerinthia did attaine,
In Samothracia there our ship, al weary did remaine,
From hence the reache is short, if thou, Stantira seekes to vewe,
So farre the happye shippe she did, her maister still pursue.
Then on Bistonian fieldes to go, on foote it did me please,
My shippe forthwith forsaking there, the Hellespontian seas.
Unto Dardanea then which bears, the Authors name, we bend,
And thee (O Lampsace) we do seeke, whom rurall Gods defend.
Where as the sea doth Seston part, from Abydena towne,
Euen whereas helles whilom fell, in narrow seas adowne.
From thence to Cizicon which on, Propontis shore do stand,
Cizicon the noble worke, of Thessallonians hand.
Whereas Byzantia holdeth in, the seas on eyther syde,
This is the place of double seas, that keepes the gate so wyde.
And here I pray that we may scape, by force of Southren winde,
That from Syaneaies rockes in hast, she streight away may finde.
And so to Enyochus bayes, and thence by Polleo fall,
And caryed thus to cut her way, by Anchilaus his wall.
Thence vnto Messembros port, and to Opeson bowres
May happly passe (O Bacchus) by, of the the named towres.
Nowe vnto Alchachoes we go, which of the walles be sprong,
Who fleing forth (men say) did build, herein their houses strong.
From which vnto Myletus towne, it safelye may ariue,
Whereto the fearce and heauy wrath, of angrye Gods do driue.
Which if we may attayne vnto, a lambe there shalbe slaine,
Mynerua to: for greater gift, our goods do not sustaine.
And you dame Hellens brethren twayne, to whom this Ile do bend,
Your double power to both our shippes, we pray that you do lend.
The one vnto Simplegades, prepares her way to make,
The other through Bistonia, her iorney thence do take.
Cause you that since we diuers plats, of purpose go vnto,
That she may haue, and so may this, their wyshed winds also.