Anecdotes of Literature and Scarce Books, Volume 6F. C. & J. Rivington, 1812 - Bibliography |
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... Poems Imitation of Chaucer Person's Varieties Joshua Poole Francis and Walter Davison Robert Chamberlayne William Browne Commendatory Verses to Browne's Britannia's Pastorals , now first printed Poems of Love and Drollery The Loyal ...
... Poems Imitation of Chaucer Person's Varieties Joshua Poole Francis and Walter Davison Robert Chamberlayne William Browne Commendatory Verses to Browne's Britannia's Pastorals , now first printed Poems of Love and Drollery The Loyal ...
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... poets have discourst of Pindar's quill : Many have writ cosmographie of lands , And told of Gihon and of Tagus sands : Of Helen's beauty and of Ledaes hew , The winged fancies of the learnd have told , But of the prowdest poets , old or ...
... poets have discourst of Pindar's quill : Many have writ cosmographie of lands , And told of Gihon and of Tagus sands : Of Helen's beauty and of Ledaes hew , The winged fancies of the learnd have told , But of the prowdest poets , old or ...
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... POEM , HENRY VII . Sume superbiam Quasitam meritus . THINKE not that these my weaker lines can raise Or to thy name or to thy worke a praise , Yet give me leave to write , and let these be The testaments of my love to thee . They're no ...
... POEM , HENRY VII . Sume superbiam Quasitam meritus . THINKE not that these my weaker lines can raise Or to thy name or to thy worke a praise , Yet give me leave to write , and let these be The testaments of my love to thee . They're no ...
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... Poems , Noahs Flood , Moses his Birth and Miracles , David and Golia . By MICHAEL DRAYTON , Esq . 4to . 1630 . CLORIS . SING Florimel , o sing , and wee Our whole wealth will give to thee , We'll rob the brim of every fountaine , Strip ...
... Poems , Noahs Flood , Moses his Birth and Miracles , David and Golia . By MICHAEL DRAYTON , Esq . 4to . 1630 . CLORIS . SING Florimel , o sing , and wee Our whole wealth will give to thee , We'll rob the brim of every fountaine , Strip ...
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William Beloe. RICHARD STANIHURST . THE following Latin verses are prefixed among other commendatory poems to Verstegan's Re- stitution of decayed Intelligence . The author I conceive to be the Richard Stanyhurst , who tran slated the ...
William Beloe. RICHARD STANIHURST . THE following Latin verses are prefixed among other commendatory poems to Verstegan's Re- stitution of decayed Intelligence . The author I conceive to be the Richard Stanyhurst , who tran slated the ...
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Page 419 - WHEN civil dudgeon first grew high, And men fell out they knew not why ; When hard words, jealousies, and fears, Set folks together by the ears, And made them fight, like mad or drunk, For dame Religion, as for punk...
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Page 174 - Midas gape for more; I neither want nor yet abound, — Enough's a feast, content is crowned. I feign not friendship where I hate; I fawn not on the great (in show) ; I prize, I praise a mean estate, — Neither too lofty nor too low: This, this is all my choice, my cheer, — A mind content, a conscience clear.
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Page 156 - Epigrammes in the oldest Cut and newest Fashion. A twise seven Houres (in so many Weekes) Studie. No longer (like the Fashion) not unlike to continue.
Page 209 - twixt hope and fear, into death's eternal slumber. Lest my foes their boasting make, " spite of right on him we trample ;" And a pride in mischief take, hearten'd by my sad example. As for me, I'll ride secure at Thy mercy's sacred anchor, And undaunted will endure fiercest storms of wrong and rancour. These...
Page 194 - ... fair Ah braid no more that shining hair! As my curious hand or eye, Hovering round thee let it fly. Let it fly as unconfined As its calm ravisher, the wind; Who hath left his darling th' East, To wanton o'er that spicy nest.
Page 265 - NEWES of the COMPLEMENT of the ART of NAVIGATION, and of the mightie Empire of CATAIA ; together with the Straits of Anian.
Page 297 - I found it to trend towardes the west : I still followed the leading thereof in the same height, and after fiftie or...