Oh some are fond of Spanish wine, and some are fond of Fren… - John Masefield

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Oh some are fond of Spanish wine, and some are fond of French,
And some’ll swallow tay and stuff fit only for a wench;
But I’m for right Jamaica till I roll beneath the bench,
Says the old bold mate of Henry Morgan.

John Masefield

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John Edward Masefield, OM (1 June 1878 – 12 May 1967) was an English poet and writer; he was Poet Laureate from 1930 until his death.

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Is a sleepy blue laguna which widens to a bay,
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I cannot see, nor breathe, nor stir,
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