A Quote by Sir William Davenant
For angling-rod he took a sturdy oake; For line, a cable that in storm ne'er broke; His hooke was such as heads the end of pole To pluck down house ere fire consumes it whole; The hook was baited with a dragon's tale,- And then on rock he stood to bob for whale.
Source: Britannia Triumphans. Page 15. 1637.
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