Upon this complaint, I called the gentlemen of the countrey together, and acquainted them with the misery that the highest parts of the marsh towards Scotland were likely to endure, if there were not timely prevention to avoid it, and desired them to give mee their best advice what course were Fitt to be taken.
"Minstrelsy of the Scottish border (3rd ed) (1 of 3)"
Walter Scott
It was replied it fell owt Fitt, for at noone the short man mowght be the long mans shadowe and at night the contrary.
"Bacon is Shake-Speare"
Sir Edwin Durning-Lawrence
Speaking of the North, he says,- And sure it is yet a most beautifull and sweet countrey as any is under heaven, seamed throughout with many goodly rivers, replenished with all sortes of fish, most aboundantly sprinckled with many sweet Ilandes, and goodly lakes, like litle Inland Seas, that will carry even ships upon theyr waters, adorned with goodly woodes Fitt for building of howses and shippes, soe comodiously, as that yf some princes in the world had them, they would soone hope to be lordes of all the seas, and ere long of all the world; also full of good portes and havens opening upon England and Scotland, as inviting us to come to them, to see what excellent comodityes that countrey can affoord, besides the soyle it self most fertile, Fitt to yeeld all kind of fruite that shal be comitted therunto.
"Spenser (English Men of Letters Series)"
R. W. Church
