The essayes of a prentise, in the diuine art of poesie

SONNET. 8.

AND graunt the lyke when as the swimming sort Of all thy subiects skaled I list declare: As Triton monster with a manly port, Who drownd the Troyan trumpetour most raire: As Marmaids wyse, who wepis in wether faire: And marvelous Monkis, I meane Monkis of the see. Bot what of monsters, when I looke and staire On wounderous heapes of subiectis seruing the? As whailes so huge, and Sea eylis rare, that be Myle longs, in crawling cruikis of sixtie pace: And Daulphins, Seahorse, Selchs with oxin ee, And Mersvvynis, Pertrikis als of fishes race. In short, no fowle doth flie, nor beast doth go, But thow hast fishes lyke to them and mo.