Unthriftihead > Extravagance, Dissolution

212.19

They passing by, a goodly Ship did see,
2 Laden from far with precious merchandize,
And brauely furnished, as ship might bee,
4 Which through great disauenture, or +mesprize+,
Her selfe had runne into that hazardize;
6 Whose mariners and merchants with much toyle,
Labour'd in vaine, to haue recur'd their prize,
8 And the rich wares to saue from pitteous spoyle,
But neither toyle nor trauell might her backe recoyle.

4 mesprize > misprize 1609

1 They, passing by, a goodly ship did see,

goodly > fine, beautiful

2 Laden from far with precious merchandise, 3 And bravely furnished as ship might be,

bravely > [as] splendidly, finely furnished > fitted; decorated

4 Which through great disadventure, or misprize,

disadventure > misfortune misprize > error (SUFQ); or: failure to appreciate [the danger of the quicksand]