Question

There where your argosies with portly sail,
Like signiors and rich burghers on the flood,
Or, as it were, the pageants of the sea,
Do overpeer the petty traffickers,
That curt'sy to them, do them reverence,
As they fly by them with their woven wings.


(a) Who is the speaker and who is he talking to?

(b) Who do the words 'there' ' where' and ' your' refer to?​

Answer 1

Answer:

There where your argosies with portly sail,

Like signiors and rich burghers on the flood,

Or, as it were, the pageants of the sea,

Do overpeer the petty traffickers,

That curt'sy to them, do them reverence,

As they fly by them with their woven wings

Explanation:

There where your argosies with portly sail,

Like signiors and rich burghers on the flood,

Or, as it were, the pageants of the sea,

Do overpeer the petty traffickers,

That curt'sy to them, do them reverence,

As they fly by them with their woven wings