William Basse

“ Where Shepherds' songs not only sung have been,
But Shepherds' selves been sheltered from the powers
Of Summer's heat and blasts of Winters keen,
The gentle fruits of all these friendly hours
To climb your hand are thus ambitious seen. ”

“ He Fishers made Fishers of men;
Where (which is in no other game)
A man may fish and praise his name.
The first men that our Saviour dear
Did choose to wait upon him here,
Blest Fishers were; and fish the last
Food was, that he on earth did taste:
I therefore strive to follow those
Whom he to follow him hath chose.
This work was published before January 1, 1928, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. ”