The Comedy of Errors

The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare Excerpt 'd me to seek delays for them and me. And this it was, --for other means was none.-- The sailors sought for safety by our boat, And left the ship, then sinking-ripe, to us; My wife, more careful for the latter-born, Had fast'ned him unto a small spare mast, Such as sea-faring men provide for storms: To him one of the other twins was bound, Whilst I had been like heedful of the other.