"Drake's Drum" by Henry Newbolt (poetry reading)

Sir Francis Drake (1540 1595) was a privateer or pirate, a slaver, and a national hero for defeating the Spanish Armada.
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The painting of the battle of Gravelines where the British defeated the Spanish Armada is by Philippe-Jacques de Loutherbourg.

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[SpokenVerse]

I was attempting a Devon accent. But it's nigh impossible to escape the influence of Robert Newton, who invented the "pirate voice" for films such as "Treasure Island" and "Long John Silver" - imitated by would-be "pirates" ever since. .

[souljaEXVOTO]

AAARG! well done.

I was a smilin' the whole minute & a half Matey.