And with their vtmost diligence all wrought,
Till to perfection they their worke had brought.
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Which from the shores, once launcht into the maine,
Not all the world a fairer fleet could show:
For though in hugenesse, that black fleet of Spaine
Did farre surpasse; yet was it farre more slow
In nimble stirrage wafting to and fro:
For England’s fleet through seas swift passage won
With gentle gale, though th’ocean smooth did run.