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This Story may
Delightful be to tell another day.

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Each thing by Destiny
So hastens to grow worse, and backward goes;
As one against a stream his Vessel rowes,
Who if by chance his arm a little slack,
The Boat in the swift Chanel hurries back.

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Like a burnt stake, half stuck upon his shield;
The other half lay broken in the field.

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Arcadians both, in youth both flourishing,
Both match'd to sing, to answer both prepar'd.

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Wilt thou, dear daughter, grant me one request,
Or still old grudges foster in thy breast,
Because thou Troy, and I the Grecians aid?

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John Ogilby

John Ogilby

Born: November 17, 1600
Died: September 4, 1676 (aged 75)
Bio: John Ogilby was a Scottish translator, impresario and cartographer. Best known for publishing the first British road atlas, he was also a successful translator, noted for publishing his work in handsome illustrated editions.
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