Sir John Harington

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“Haf owre, haf owre to Aberdour,
It’s fiftie fadom deip,
And thair lies guid Sir Patrick Spence,
Wi the Scots lords at his feit.”
—Unknown. Sir Patrick Spens (l. 41–44)

“Treason doth never prosper: what’s the reason?
For if it prosper, none dare call it treason.”
—Sir John Harington (1561–1612)