“Leith, by that Water which is named by thee, To thee a thousand Favours granted be; Thy bosom is a safe and happy Port, To which a thousand veshells do resort; Thou art a Pilot-Town, thy ships are such As are ambitious to outsail the Dutch. The utmost parts of Earth thy Sails descry.”
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Book:Encomia Urbium
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