Thule, The Period of Cosmography
Thomas Weelkes
"Thule, the period of cosmography
Doth vaunt of Hecla, whose sulfurious fire
Doth melt the frozen clime and thaw the sky
Trinacrian Etna's flames ascend not higher
These things seem wondrous, yet more wondrous I
Whose heart with fear doth freeze, with love doth fry
The Andalusian merchant, that returns
Laden with cochineal and China dishes
Reports in Spain how strangely Fogo burns
Amidst an ocean full of flying fishes!
These things seem wond'rous, yet more wond'rous I
Whose heart with fear doth freeze, with love doth fry"
