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William Gilbert (1544–1603) (1544–1603)

Here corn exults, and there the grape is glad,Here trees and grass unbidden verdure add.So mark how Tmolus yields his saffrone store,But ivory is the gift of Indian shore;With incense soft the softer Shebans deal;The stark Chalybeans' element is steel:With acrid castor reek the Pontic wares,Epirus wins the palm of Elian mares.