I behold like a Spanish great galleon and an English man-of-war. Master Coleridge, like the former, was built far higher in learning, solid, but slow in his performances. CVL, with the English man-of-war, lesser in bulk, but lighter in sailing, could... The Poems of Robert Greene, Christopher Marlowe, and Ben Jonson - Page 271by Robert Greene, Christopher Marlowe, Ben Jonson - 1878 - 544 pagesFull view - About this book
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