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This land of such dear souls, this dear, dear land, Dear for her reputation through the world, Is now leas'd out (I die pronouncing it), Like to a tenement, or pelting farm: England, bound in with the triumphant sea, Whose rocky shore beats back the envious...

The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare: Winter's tale. Comedy of errors ... - Page 383
by William Shakespeare - 1839
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Poet's Work, Poet's Play: Essays on the Practice and the Art

Daniel Tobin, Pimone Triplett - Poetry - 2008 - 314 pages

...England, bound in with the triumphant sea, Whose rocky shore beats back the envious siege Of wat'ry Neptune, is now bound in with shame, With inky blots...conquer others, Hath made a shameful conquest of itself. Ah, would the scandal vanish with my life, How happy then were my ensuing death! Patriotism finds exciting...

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