With many
excellent
conceited
Poems and pleasant Sonnets, fit for young heads to passe away idle
houres.
Poems and pleasant Sonnets, fit for young heads to passe away idle
houres.
Cambridge History of English Literature - 1908 - v04
K.
Euterpe.
A Collection of Madrigals and other Vocal Music of
the 16th and 17th Centuries. The Oriana Madrigal Society. In progress.
Smith, J. S. Musica Antiqua. A Selection of Music of this and other
Countries, from the Commencement of the Twelfth to the beginning
of the Eighteenth Century. 2 vols. [1812. ]
Squire, W. B. Madrigals and Part Songs of the 16th and 17th Centuries.
In progress.
III. MISCELLANIES.
A Banquet of daintie Conceits: furnished with verie delicate and choyse
Inventions, to delight their Mindes who take Pleasure in Musique; and
there-withall to sing sweete Ditties, either to the Lute, Bandora, Virgin-
alles, or anie other Instrument. Published at the desire of bothe honor-
able and worshipful Personages, who have had copies of divers of the
Ditties heerein contained. Written by A. M. Servaunt to the Queenes
most excellent Majestie. Honos alit Artes. At London, printed by J. C.
for Edward White, and are to be sold at the signe of the Gunne, at the
little North Doore of Paules. 1588. (In Harleian Miscellany, vol. ix,
p. 219, 1812. )
The Phoenix Nest. Built up with the most rare and refined workes of
Noble men, woorthy Knights, gallant Gentlemen, Masters of Arts, and
brave Schollers. Full of Varietie, excellent invention, and singular
delight. Never before this time published. Set foorth by R. S. of the
Inner Temple Gentleman. Imprinted at London, by John Jackson. 1593.
Englands Parnassus: or The choycest Flowers of our Moderne Poets, with
their Poeticall comparisons; Descriptions of Bewties, Personages, Castles,
Pallaces, Mountaines, Groves, Seas, Springs, Rivers, &c. Whereunto
are annexed other various discourses, both pleasant and profitable. Im-
printed at London for N. L. C. B. and T. H. 1600. Rptd, Arber, E. ,
English Garner, vol. I.
A badly edited, but very popular, volume of 'Snippets’ from contem-
porary poets, compiled by Allot, R. The volume has recently been
exhaustively examined and corrected by Crawford, C. , in Notes and
Queries, Series x, vol. ix, pp. 341, 401; vol. x, pp. 4, 84, 182, 262, 362, 444;
vol. XI, pp. 5, 123, 204; and edited by him, Oxford, 1913.
Belvedére Or The Garden Of The Muses. Imprinted at London by F. K.
for Hugh Astley, dwelling at Saint Magnus Corner. 1600.
A Poetical Rapsody containing, Diverse Sonnets, Odes, Elegies, Madrigalls,
and other Poesies, both in Rime, and Measured Verse. Never yet
published. The Bee and Spider by a diverse power, Sucke Hony and
Poyson from the selfe same flower. Printed at London by V. S. for
John Baily, and are to be solde at his Shoppe in Chancerie lane, neere
to the Office of the Six Clarkes. 1602. Ed. Brydges, E. Vol. 1, 1814.
Vol. 11, 1816. Ed. Bullen, A. H. 2 vols. 1890.
Englands Helicon. Casta placent superis, pura cum veste venite, Et manibus
puris sumite fontis aquam. At London Printed by I. R. for John Flasket,
and are to be sold in Paules Church-yard, at the signe of the Beare.
1600. Second edition, 1614. Ed. Bullen, A. H. 1887.
Love's Garland; or Posies for Rings, Hand-kerchers, and Gloves, and such
pretty Tokens that Lovers send to their Loves. 1624, etc. See Arber's
An English Garner, Shorter Elizabethan Poems, 1903.
30-2
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IV. SONG WRITERS.
Barnfield, Richard. The Affectionate Shepheard. Containing the Complaint
of Daphnis for the love of Ganymede. 1594. Ed. Halliwell-Phillipps,
J. 0. Percy Society. 1842.
Cynthia. With certaine Sonnets, and the Legend of Cassandra. Quod
cupio nequeo. 1595. Beldornie Press, Ryde, Isle of Wight, 1841.
The Encomion of Lady Pecunia: Or The praise of Money. Contains
also: The Complaint of Poetrie, for the Death of Liberalitie. 1598.
The Combat, betweene Conscience and Covetousnesse, in the minde of
Man. 1598.
Poems: In divers humors. 1598, 1605. Ed. Boswell, A. Roxburghe
Club. 1816. Ed. Collier, J. P. Illustrations of Old English Literature.
1866. .
Poems. Ed. Grosart, A. B. 1876. See also, Arber, E. , An English
Garner, Some Longer English Poems, ed. Bullen, A. H. , 1903.
See, also, an English Miscellany, presented to Dr Furnivall, Oxford, 1901,
p. 158, Barnfield's Ode: “As it fell upon a day,' by Henneman, J. B.
Barnes, Barnabe. Parthenophil and Parthenope. Sonnettes, Madrigals,
Elegies and Odes. (Entered in Stationers' register 10 May 1593. ]
A Divine Centurie of spiritual sonnets. 1595.
The Poems of Barnabe Barnes: Part 1, Parthenophil and Parthenope,
1593. Part 11, A Divine Centurie of spiritual sonnets, 1595. Ed. Grosart,
A. B. 1875.
Breton, Nicholas. A flourish upon Fancie. As gallant a Glose, upon so
trifling a text as ever, was written. Compiled by N. B. Gent. To which
are annexed The Toyes of an Idle head: Containing, many pretie Pam-
phlets, for pleasaunt heads to passe away Idle time withall. By the same
Authour. 1582.
The Pilgrimage to Paradise, joyned with the Countesse of Penbrookes
love. Oxford. 1592.
The Arbor of Amorous Devices; Wherein young Gentlemen may reade
many pleasant fancies and fine devices: And thereon meditate divers
sweete Conceites to court the love of faire ladies & Gentlewomen. 1597.
Brittons Bowre of Delights. Contayning. Many, most delectable and fine
devises, of rare Epitaphes, pleasant Poems, Pastoralls and Sonnets. 1597.
Melancholike Humours, in verses of diverse Natures. 1600.
Pasquils Passe, and passeth not. Set downe in three Pees His Passe
Precession, and Prognostication. 1600.
Pasquils Fooles-cap sent to such (to keep their weake braines warme) as
are not able to conceive aright of his Mad-cap. With Pasquils Passion
for the Worlds Waywardnesse. Begun by himselfe, and finished by his
Friend Morphorius. 1600.
An excellent poeme, upon the longing of a blessed Heart: which loathing
the world, doth long to be with Christ. With an addition, upon the
definition of love. 1601.
A Divine Poeme, divided into two Partes: The Ravisht Soule, and the
Blessed Weeper. 1601.
The Soules Harmony. . . . Numquam aut Nunc. 1602.
A true description of unthankfulnesse. Or an enemie to Ingratitude. 1602.
The Mothers Blessing. 1602.
The Passionate Shepheard, or the Shepheardes Love: set downe in
Passions to his Shepheardesse Aglaia.
With many excellent conceited
Poems and pleasant Sonnets, fit for young heads to passe away idle
houres. 1604.
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Breton, Nicholas. The Honour of Valour. 1605.
The Soules immortall crowne consisting of, seaven glorious graces.
1. Vertue. 2. Wisedome. 3. Love. 4. Constancie. 5. Patience. 6. Humi-
litie. 7. Infiniteness. Devided into seaven dayes Workes. 1605.
I would and would not. 1614.
Pasquils Mad-cappe, Throwne at the corruptions of these times. With
His Message to Men of all Estates. 1626.
The Works in Verse and Prose of Nicholas Breton. Ed. Grosart, A. B.
Two volumes. 1879.
G. , J. , or C. , J. Alcilia. Philoparthens Loving Follie. 1595. Ed. Wagner,
W. , in Jahrbuch der Deutschen Shakespeare-Gesellschaft, 1875, vol. x,
and ed. Grosart, A. B. , Manchester, 1879. Rptd 1613.
Alcilia. Philoparthens loving Folly: Whereunto is added, Pigmalions
Image: With the Love of Amos and Laura. And also, Epigrammes, by
Sir I. H. and others. 1628. Ed. Arber, E. , English Garner, vol. iv, 1882.
On the authorship of this work, see Wagner ut sup. and Grosart
ut sup. A small collection of poems in rime.
Copley, Anthony. A Fig for Fortune. 1596. Rptd, Spenser Society, 1883.
Cutwode, Thomas. Caltha Poetarum: or the Bumble Bee. 1599. Rptd by
Roxburghe Club. (A fanciful, skilful and often charming poem, in
stanzas of seven decasyllabic lines, by an author of whom nothing is
known. On account of its supposed licentiousness (which is not remark-
able), the book was burned by order of the archbishop of Canterbury in
the year of its publication. )
Dickenson, John. The Shepheardes Complaint. A passionate Eclogue,
written in English Hexameters: Whereunto are annexed other conceits,
brieflie expressing the effects of Loves impressions, and the just punish-
ment of aspiring beantie. n. d.
Arisbas, Euphues amidst his slumbers: Or Cupids Journey to Hell. Decy-
phering a Myrror of Constancie, a Touch-stone of tried affection, begun
in chaste desires, ended in choise delights: And emblasoning Beauties
glorie, adorned by Natures bountie. With the Triumph of True Love, in
the foyle of false Fortune. 1594.
Greene in Conceipt. New raised from his grave to write the Tragique
Historie of faire Valeria of London. Wherein is truly discovered the
rare and lamentable issue of a Husbands dotage, a wives Jeudnesse, &
childrens disobedience. 1598.
Prose and Verse by John Dickenson. Ed. Grosart, A. B. 1878.
Edwards, Thomas. Cephalus and Procris. Narcissus. Aurora musae amica.
1595. Rptd, Roxburghe Club, 1882.
Ovid's treatment is closely followed. Cephalus and Procris is in
rimed heroics; Narcissus in stanzas of seven decasyllabic lines. Of the
author little is known; but his poems are good.
Greene, Robert. The lyric poems of Robert Greene are to be found chiefly
in the following works:
Perimedes The Blacke-Smith. A golden methode, how to use the mind in
pleasant and profitable exercise: Wherein is contained speciall principles
fit for the highest to imitate, and the meanest to put in practise, how best
to spend the wearie winters nights, or the longest summers Evenings, in
honest and delightfull recreation: Wherein we may learne to avoide
idlenesse and wanton scurrilitie, which divers appoint as the end of their
pastimes. Heerein are interlaced three merrie and necessarie discourses
fit for our time: with certaine pleasant Histories and tragicall tales,
which may breed delight to all, and offence to none. 1588.
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Greene, Robert. Menaphon Camillas alarum to slumbering Euphues, in his
melancholie Cell at Silexedra. Wherein are deciphered the variable effects
of Fortune, the wonders of Love, the triumphes of inconstant Time. Dis.
playing in sundrie conceipted passions (figured in a continuante Historie)
the Trophees that Vertue carrieth triumphant, maugre the wrath of
Envie, or the resolution of Fortune. A worke worthie the youngest eares
for pleasure, or the gravest censures for principles. 1589.
Greenes Never too late. Or, A Powder of Experience: Sent to all
youthfull Gentlemen; to roote out the infectious follies, that over-reaching
conceits foster in the spring time of their youth. Decyphering in a true
English historie, those particular vanities, that with their frothie vapours
nip the blossoms of everie ripe braine, from atteining to his intended
perfection. As pleasant, as profitable, being a right pumicestone, apt to
race out idlenesse with delight, and follie with admonition. 1590.
Franceicos Fortunes: or The second part of Greenes Never too late.
Wherein is discoursed the fall of Love, the bitter fruites of Follies
pleasure, and the repentant sorrowes of a reformed man. 1590.
Greenes farewell to Folly. Sent to Courtiers and Schollers as a presi-
dent to warne them from the vaine delights that drawes youth on to re-
pentance. 1591.
Philomela. The Lady Fitzwaters Nightingale. 1592.
Greens Groats-worth of Wit, bought with a Million of Repentaunce.
Describing the follie of youth, the falshoode of makeshift flatterers, the
miserie of the negligent, and mischiefes of deceving Courtezans. Written
before his death, and published at his dying request. 1596.
Ciceronis Amor. Tullies Love. Wherein is discoursed the prime of
Ciceroes youth, setting out in lively portratures how young Gentlemen
that aime at honour should levell the ende of their affections, holding the
love of countrie and friends in more esteeme then those faiding blossomes
of beauty, that only feede the curious survey of the eye. A worke full of
Pleasure as following Ciceroes vaine, who was as conceipted in his youth
as grave in his age, profitable as containing precepts worthy so famous an
Orator. 1597.
A Looking Glasse, for London and Englande. Made by Thomas Lodge
Gentleman, and Robert Greene. 1598.
Greenes Orpharion. Wherin is discovered a musicall concorde of pleasant
Histories, many sweet moodes graced with such harmonius discords, as
agreeing in a delightfull closse, they sound both pleasure and profit to
the eare. Heerein also as in a Diateheron, the branches of Vertue, ascend-
ing by degrees: are counited in the glorious praise of women-kind.
With divers Tragicall and Comicall Histories presented by Orpheus and
A rion, beeing as full of profit as of pleasure. 1599.
Greenes Mourning Garment: given him by repentance at the Funerals of
Love; which he presents for a favour to all young Gentlemen, that wish
to weane themselves from wanton desires. Both Pleasant and Profitable.
1616.
Dramatic and Poetical Works of Greene and Peele. Ed. Dyce, A.
1861.
The Life and Complete Works in Prose and Verse of Robert Greene. In
Fifteen Volumes. Ed. Grosart, A. B. 1881-6.
Lodge, Thomas. The lyric poems of Thomas Lodge are to be found chiefly
in the following works:
Scillaes Metamorphosis: Enterlaced with the unfortunate love of Glaucus.
Whereunto is annexed the delectable discourse of the discontented
Satyre: with sundrie other most absolute Poems and Sonnets. Contayn-
:
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Vol. IX.
ing the detestable tyrannie of Disdaine, and Comicall triumph of
Constancie: Verie fit for young Courtiers to peruse, and coy Dames to
remember. 1589.
Lodge, Thomas. A Margarite of America. By T. Lodge. 1596.
Rosalynde. Euphues golden legacie: found after his death in his Cell
at Silexedra. Bequeathed to Philantus sonnes noursed up with their
father in England. Fetcht from the Canaries. 1590.
The Famous, true and historicall life of Robert second Duke of Normandy,
surnamed for his monstrous birth and behaviour, Robin the Divell.
Wherein is contained his dissolute life in his youth, his devout reconcile-
ment and vertues in his age: Interlaced with many straunge and
miraculous adventures. Wherein are both causes of profite, and manie
conceits of pleasure. 1591.
Phillis: Honoured with Pastorall Sonnets, Elegies, and amorous delights.
Where-unto is annexed, the tragicall complaynt of Elstred. 1593.
A Looking Glasse. See above under Greene.
The Complete Works of Thomas Lodge (1580-1623? ). Hunterian Club.
Four volumes. 1883.
Munday, Anthony. A Banquet of daintie Conceits: furnished with verie
delicate and choyse Inventions, to delight their Mindes who take Pleasure
in Musique; and there-withall to sing sweete Ditties, either to the Lute,
Bandora, Virginalles, or anie other Instrument. 1588. Harl. Misc.
1812.
Metropolis Coronata, The Triumphes of Ancient Drapery: or, Rich
Cloathing of England, in a second Yeeres performance. 1615.
The Famous and Renowned Historie of Primaleon of Greece. . . . Trans-
lated out of French and Italian.
the 16th and 17th Centuries. The Oriana Madrigal Society. In progress.
Smith, J. S. Musica Antiqua. A Selection of Music of this and other
Countries, from the Commencement of the Twelfth to the beginning
of the Eighteenth Century. 2 vols. [1812. ]
Squire, W. B. Madrigals and Part Songs of the 16th and 17th Centuries.
In progress.
III. MISCELLANIES.
A Banquet of daintie Conceits: furnished with verie delicate and choyse
Inventions, to delight their Mindes who take Pleasure in Musique; and
there-withall to sing sweete Ditties, either to the Lute, Bandora, Virgin-
alles, or anie other Instrument. Published at the desire of bothe honor-
able and worshipful Personages, who have had copies of divers of the
Ditties heerein contained. Written by A. M. Servaunt to the Queenes
most excellent Majestie. Honos alit Artes. At London, printed by J. C.
for Edward White, and are to be sold at the signe of the Gunne, at the
little North Doore of Paules. 1588. (In Harleian Miscellany, vol. ix,
p. 219, 1812. )
The Phoenix Nest. Built up with the most rare and refined workes of
Noble men, woorthy Knights, gallant Gentlemen, Masters of Arts, and
brave Schollers. Full of Varietie, excellent invention, and singular
delight. Never before this time published. Set foorth by R. S. of the
Inner Temple Gentleman. Imprinted at London, by John Jackson. 1593.
Englands Parnassus: or The choycest Flowers of our Moderne Poets, with
their Poeticall comparisons; Descriptions of Bewties, Personages, Castles,
Pallaces, Mountaines, Groves, Seas, Springs, Rivers, &c. Whereunto
are annexed other various discourses, both pleasant and profitable. Im-
printed at London for N. L. C. B. and T. H. 1600. Rptd, Arber, E. ,
English Garner, vol. I.
A badly edited, but very popular, volume of 'Snippets’ from contem-
porary poets, compiled by Allot, R. The volume has recently been
exhaustively examined and corrected by Crawford, C. , in Notes and
Queries, Series x, vol. ix, pp. 341, 401; vol. x, pp. 4, 84, 182, 262, 362, 444;
vol. XI, pp. 5, 123, 204; and edited by him, Oxford, 1913.
Belvedére Or The Garden Of The Muses. Imprinted at London by F. K.
for Hugh Astley, dwelling at Saint Magnus Corner. 1600.
A Poetical Rapsody containing, Diverse Sonnets, Odes, Elegies, Madrigalls,
and other Poesies, both in Rime, and Measured Verse. Never yet
published. The Bee and Spider by a diverse power, Sucke Hony and
Poyson from the selfe same flower. Printed at London by V. S. for
John Baily, and are to be solde at his Shoppe in Chancerie lane, neere
to the Office of the Six Clarkes. 1602. Ed. Brydges, E. Vol. 1, 1814.
Vol. 11, 1816. Ed. Bullen, A. H. 2 vols. 1890.
Englands Helicon. Casta placent superis, pura cum veste venite, Et manibus
puris sumite fontis aquam. At London Printed by I. R. for John Flasket,
and are to be sold in Paules Church-yard, at the signe of the Beare.
1600. Second edition, 1614. Ed. Bullen, A. H. 1887.
Love's Garland; or Posies for Rings, Hand-kerchers, and Gloves, and such
pretty Tokens that Lovers send to their Loves. 1624, etc. See Arber's
An English Garner, Shorter Elizabethan Poems, 1903.
30-2
## p. 468 (#490) ############################################
468
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IV. SONG WRITERS.
Barnfield, Richard. The Affectionate Shepheard. Containing the Complaint
of Daphnis for the love of Ganymede. 1594. Ed. Halliwell-Phillipps,
J. 0. Percy Society. 1842.
Cynthia. With certaine Sonnets, and the Legend of Cassandra. Quod
cupio nequeo. 1595. Beldornie Press, Ryde, Isle of Wight, 1841.
The Encomion of Lady Pecunia: Or The praise of Money. Contains
also: The Complaint of Poetrie, for the Death of Liberalitie. 1598.
The Combat, betweene Conscience and Covetousnesse, in the minde of
Man. 1598.
Poems: In divers humors. 1598, 1605. Ed. Boswell, A. Roxburghe
Club. 1816. Ed. Collier, J. P. Illustrations of Old English Literature.
1866. .
Poems. Ed. Grosart, A. B. 1876. See also, Arber, E. , An English
Garner, Some Longer English Poems, ed. Bullen, A. H. , 1903.
See, also, an English Miscellany, presented to Dr Furnivall, Oxford, 1901,
p. 158, Barnfield's Ode: “As it fell upon a day,' by Henneman, J. B.
Barnes, Barnabe. Parthenophil and Parthenope. Sonnettes, Madrigals,
Elegies and Odes. (Entered in Stationers' register 10 May 1593. ]
A Divine Centurie of spiritual sonnets. 1595.
The Poems of Barnabe Barnes: Part 1, Parthenophil and Parthenope,
1593. Part 11, A Divine Centurie of spiritual sonnets, 1595. Ed. Grosart,
A. B. 1875.
Breton, Nicholas. A flourish upon Fancie. As gallant a Glose, upon so
trifling a text as ever, was written. Compiled by N. B. Gent. To which
are annexed The Toyes of an Idle head: Containing, many pretie Pam-
phlets, for pleasaunt heads to passe away Idle time withall. By the same
Authour. 1582.
The Pilgrimage to Paradise, joyned with the Countesse of Penbrookes
love. Oxford. 1592.
The Arbor of Amorous Devices; Wherein young Gentlemen may reade
many pleasant fancies and fine devices: And thereon meditate divers
sweete Conceites to court the love of faire ladies & Gentlewomen. 1597.
Brittons Bowre of Delights. Contayning. Many, most delectable and fine
devises, of rare Epitaphes, pleasant Poems, Pastoralls and Sonnets. 1597.
Melancholike Humours, in verses of diverse Natures. 1600.
Pasquils Passe, and passeth not. Set downe in three Pees His Passe
Precession, and Prognostication. 1600.
Pasquils Fooles-cap sent to such (to keep their weake braines warme) as
are not able to conceive aright of his Mad-cap. With Pasquils Passion
for the Worlds Waywardnesse. Begun by himselfe, and finished by his
Friend Morphorius. 1600.
An excellent poeme, upon the longing of a blessed Heart: which loathing
the world, doth long to be with Christ. With an addition, upon the
definition of love. 1601.
A Divine Poeme, divided into two Partes: The Ravisht Soule, and the
Blessed Weeper. 1601.
The Soules Harmony. . . . Numquam aut Nunc. 1602.
A true description of unthankfulnesse. Or an enemie to Ingratitude. 1602.
The Mothers Blessing. 1602.
The Passionate Shepheard, or the Shepheardes Love: set downe in
Passions to his Shepheardesse Aglaia.
With many excellent conceited
Poems and pleasant Sonnets, fit for young heads to passe away idle
houres. 1604.
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Breton, Nicholas. The Honour of Valour. 1605.
The Soules immortall crowne consisting of, seaven glorious graces.
1. Vertue. 2. Wisedome. 3. Love. 4. Constancie. 5. Patience. 6. Humi-
litie. 7. Infiniteness. Devided into seaven dayes Workes. 1605.
I would and would not. 1614.
Pasquils Mad-cappe, Throwne at the corruptions of these times. With
His Message to Men of all Estates. 1626.
The Works in Verse and Prose of Nicholas Breton. Ed. Grosart, A. B.
Two volumes. 1879.
G. , J. , or C. , J. Alcilia. Philoparthens Loving Follie. 1595. Ed. Wagner,
W. , in Jahrbuch der Deutschen Shakespeare-Gesellschaft, 1875, vol. x,
and ed. Grosart, A. B. , Manchester, 1879. Rptd 1613.
Alcilia. Philoparthens loving Folly: Whereunto is added, Pigmalions
Image: With the Love of Amos and Laura. And also, Epigrammes, by
Sir I. H. and others. 1628. Ed. Arber, E. , English Garner, vol. iv, 1882.
On the authorship of this work, see Wagner ut sup. and Grosart
ut sup. A small collection of poems in rime.
Copley, Anthony. A Fig for Fortune. 1596. Rptd, Spenser Society, 1883.
Cutwode, Thomas. Caltha Poetarum: or the Bumble Bee. 1599. Rptd by
Roxburghe Club. (A fanciful, skilful and often charming poem, in
stanzas of seven decasyllabic lines, by an author of whom nothing is
known. On account of its supposed licentiousness (which is not remark-
able), the book was burned by order of the archbishop of Canterbury in
the year of its publication. )
Dickenson, John. The Shepheardes Complaint. A passionate Eclogue,
written in English Hexameters: Whereunto are annexed other conceits,
brieflie expressing the effects of Loves impressions, and the just punish-
ment of aspiring beantie. n. d.
Arisbas, Euphues amidst his slumbers: Or Cupids Journey to Hell. Decy-
phering a Myrror of Constancie, a Touch-stone of tried affection, begun
in chaste desires, ended in choise delights: And emblasoning Beauties
glorie, adorned by Natures bountie. With the Triumph of True Love, in
the foyle of false Fortune. 1594.
Greene in Conceipt. New raised from his grave to write the Tragique
Historie of faire Valeria of London. Wherein is truly discovered the
rare and lamentable issue of a Husbands dotage, a wives Jeudnesse, &
childrens disobedience. 1598.
Prose and Verse by John Dickenson. Ed. Grosart, A. B. 1878.
Edwards, Thomas. Cephalus and Procris. Narcissus. Aurora musae amica.
1595. Rptd, Roxburghe Club, 1882.
Ovid's treatment is closely followed. Cephalus and Procris is in
rimed heroics; Narcissus in stanzas of seven decasyllabic lines. Of the
author little is known; but his poems are good.
Greene, Robert. The lyric poems of Robert Greene are to be found chiefly
in the following works:
Perimedes The Blacke-Smith. A golden methode, how to use the mind in
pleasant and profitable exercise: Wherein is contained speciall principles
fit for the highest to imitate, and the meanest to put in practise, how best
to spend the wearie winters nights, or the longest summers Evenings, in
honest and delightfull recreation: Wherein we may learne to avoide
idlenesse and wanton scurrilitie, which divers appoint as the end of their
pastimes. Heerein are interlaced three merrie and necessarie discourses
fit for our time: with certaine pleasant Histories and tragicall tales,
which may breed delight to all, and offence to none. 1588.
## p. 470 (#492) ############################################
470
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Greene, Robert. Menaphon Camillas alarum to slumbering Euphues, in his
melancholie Cell at Silexedra. Wherein are deciphered the variable effects
of Fortune, the wonders of Love, the triumphes of inconstant Time. Dis.
playing in sundrie conceipted passions (figured in a continuante Historie)
the Trophees that Vertue carrieth triumphant, maugre the wrath of
Envie, or the resolution of Fortune. A worke worthie the youngest eares
for pleasure, or the gravest censures for principles. 1589.
Greenes Never too late. Or, A Powder of Experience: Sent to all
youthfull Gentlemen; to roote out the infectious follies, that over-reaching
conceits foster in the spring time of their youth. Decyphering in a true
English historie, those particular vanities, that with their frothie vapours
nip the blossoms of everie ripe braine, from atteining to his intended
perfection. As pleasant, as profitable, being a right pumicestone, apt to
race out idlenesse with delight, and follie with admonition. 1590.
Franceicos Fortunes: or The second part of Greenes Never too late.
Wherein is discoursed the fall of Love, the bitter fruites of Follies
pleasure, and the repentant sorrowes of a reformed man. 1590.
Greenes farewell to Folly. Sent to Courtiers and Schollers as a presi-
dent to warne them from the vaine delights that drawes youth on to re-
pentance. 1591.
Philomela. The Lady Fitzwaters Nightingale. 1592.
Greens Groats-worth of Wit, bought with a Million of Repentaunce.
Describing the follie of youth, the falshoode of makeshift flatterers, the
miserie of the negligent, and mischiefes of deceving Courtezans. Written
before his death, and published at his dying request. 1596.
Ciceronis Amor. Tullies Love. Wherein is discoursed the prime of
Ciceroes youth, setting out in lively portratures how young Gentlemen
that aime at honour should levell the ende of their affections, holding the
love of countrie and friends in more esteeme then those faiding blossomes
of beauty, that only feede the curious survey of the eye. A worke full of
Pleasure as following Ciceroes vaine, who was as conceipted in his youth
as grave in his age, profitable as containing precepts worthy so famous an
Orator. 1597.
A Looking Glasse, for London and Englande. Made by Thomas Lodge
Gentleman, and Robert Greene. 1598.
Greenes Orpharion. Wherin is discovered a musicall concorde of pleasant
Histories, many sweet moodes graced with such harmonius discords, as
agreeing in a delightfull closse, they sound both pleasure and profit to
the eare. Heerein also as in a Diateheron, the branches of Vertue, ascend-
ing by degrees: are counited in the glorious praise of women-kind.
With divers Tragicall and Comicall Histories presented by Orpheus and
A rion, beeing as full of profit as of pleasure. 1599.
Greenes Mourning Garment: given him by repentance at the Funerals of
Love; which he presents for a favour to all young Gentlemen, that wish
to weane themselves from wanton desires. Both Pleasant and Profitable.
1616.
Dramatic and Poetical Works of Greene and Peele. Ed. Dyce, A.
1861.
The Life and Complete Works in Prose and Verse of Robert Greene. In
Fifteen Volumes. Ed. Grosart, A. B. 1881-6.
Lodge, Thomas. The lyric poems of Thomas Lodge are to be found chiefly
in the following works:
Scillaes Metamorphosis: Enterlaced with the unfortunate love of Glaucus.
Whereunto is annexed the delectable discourse of the discontented
Satyre: with sundrie other most absolute Poems and Sonnets. Contayn-
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ing the detestable tyrannie of Disdaine, and Comicall triumph of
Constancie: Verie fit for young Courtiers to peruse, and coy Dames to
remember. 1589.
Lodge, Thomas. A Margarite of America. By T. Lodge. 1596.
Rosalynde. Euphues golden legacie: found after his death in his Cell
at Silexedra. Bequeathed to Philantus sonnes noursed up with their
father in England. Fetcht from the Canaries. 1590.
The Famous, true and historicall life of Robert second Duke of Normandy,
surnamed for his monstrous birth and behaviour, Robin the Divell.
Wherein is contained his dissolute life in his youth, his devout reconcile-
ment and vertues in his age: Interlaced with many straunge and
miraculous adventures. Wherein are both causes of profite, and manie
conceits of pleasure. 1591.
Phillis: Honoured with Pastorall Sonnets, Elegies, and amorous delights.
Where-unto is annexed, the tragicall complaynt of Elstred. 1593.
A Looking Glasse. See above under Greene.
The Complete Works of Thomas Lodge (1580-1623? ). Hunterian Club.
Four volumes. 1883.
Munday, Anthony. A Banquet of daintie Conceits: furnished with verie
delicate and choyse Inventions, to delight their Mindes who take Pleasure
in Musique; and there-withall to sing sweete Ditties, either to the Lute,
Bandora, Virginalles, or anie other Instrument. 1588. Harl. Misc.
1812.
Metropolis Coronata, The Triumphes of Ancient Drapery: or, Rich
Cloathing of England, in a second Yeeres performance. 1615.
The Famous and Renowned Historie of Primaleon of Greece. . . . Trans-
lated out of French and Italian.
