Quote#Wisdom
For angling-rod he took a sturdy oake
Quote byWilliam Davenant · 1606–1668
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Britannia Triumphans (1637; licensed Jan. 8, 1638; printed 1638), p. 15..
English (original)
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.
— William Davenant
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