Completed under patronage of Sir William Aston, this work was accompanied by illustrations of John Selden and maps by the engraver William Hole.
A late portion of this work mentions "Sea-Nymphs with their Song so great a coil do keep / they cease not to resound it over all the Deep." The fourth part has a singing contest, which one side tries to win by listing a bunch of battles, but the other side complains it's taking too long and threatens war. Later, we hear a list of the deeds of Guy of Warwick and the Muse promises to continue her journey with unwearied wings and the eyes of a falcon. Completed under patronage of Sir William Aston, this work was accompanied by illustrations of John Selden and maps by the engraver William Hole. It consists of thirty songs, the last twelve of which were added in 1622, all focusing on a county-by-county topographical description of the countryside of England and Wales. FTP, name this masterwork ►of English poet Michael Drayton.
A late portion of this work mentions "Sea-Nymphs with their Song so great a coil do keep / they cease not to resound it over all the Deep."
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