OF THE SIXTH CONVERSATION.
N. Breton's poem in John Hind's very rare novel of Eliosto
Libidinoso, 1606-How far it is fit to examine the inferior
productions of good writers-Breton's "Fancy," and a poem
by him among the Royal MSS.-" Eliostos Roundelay," by
Robert Greene, extracted and observed upon-The title of Hind's
production imitated from R. Greene's "Carde of Fancy”—Pla-
giarism from Hamlet in "Dolarny's Primrose," 1606 Quotation
from the same— -The explanation of "Dolarny's Primrose"-
Dinohin, one of the persons in Eliosto Libidinoso, meant for the
author-Extract from Hind's prose and poetry-How far the
progress of Satire in English should be further traced-Character
of George Wither-His "Abuses stript and whipt," 1613-His
voluminousness as an author proved by himself in his Fides An-
·glicana, 1660-His imprisonment and release on account of his
Satire to the King, with specimens-Anecdote of Wither in Hugh
Peters' Jests, 1660-Wither's unpublished MS.-His character as
a politician and poet-Dedication of his "Abuses stript & whipt"
to himself-His fearlessness in attacking the great, &c.—Quota-
tion from his first Satire "Of the passion of Love"-His unknown
poem of "Aretephils Complaint" confounded with his "Mistress
of Philarete"-Specimen of the fourth Satire "On Envy”—
Gower's Confessio Amantis quoted-Whetstone's character of
Envy in his "English Myrror," 1586-The nature of that book,
with a specimen of the poetry-Tale of the Vicar of Croydon
-Physicians and the Gout-Massinger's "Emperor of the
East" cited-Whetstone's "Mirour for Magistrates of Cyties,"
1584, with quotations from it regarding himself and Judge
Chomley-The same work published as "The Enemie of Vn-