" Oh, what an endlesse worke have I in hand. 



To count the Sea's abundant progeny ! 

 Whose fruitfulle seede farre passeth those in land. 



And also those which wonne in the azure sky. 



For much more each to tell the starres on by, 

 Albe they endless seem in estimation. 



Then to recount the Sea's posterity 

 So fertile be the flouds in generation. 

 So huge their numbers, and so numberless their na 



