Here Vale a lively flood, her nobler name that gives
To[62] Falmouth; and by whom it famous ever lives,
Whose entrance is from sea so intricately wound,
Her haven angled so about her harb’rous sound,
That in her quiet bay a hundred ships may ride,
Yet not the tallest mast be of the tall’st descry’d;
Her bravery to this nymph when neighbouring rivers told,
Her mind to them again she briefly doth unfold:
‘Let[63] Camel of her course and curious windings boast,
‘In that her greatness reigns sole mistress of that coast