A catalogue, bibliographical and critical, of early English literature, forming a portion of the library at Bridgewater house, the property of lord F. Egerton, Volume 79

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Page 201 - A fruteful and pleasaunt worke of the best state of a publyque weale, and of the newe yle called Utopia...
Page 145 - I sing of dews, of rains, and, piece by piece, Of balm, of oil, of spice, and...
Page 330 - WELBY, HENRY. — The Phoenix of these late times : or the Life of Mr. Henry Welby, Esq., who lived at his house in Grub-street forty foure yeares, and in that space was never seene by any, aged 84 &c.
Page 141 - Fovre Letters \ and certaine Sonnets : \ Especially touching Robert Greene, and \ other parties, by -him abused: \\ But incidently of diners excellent persons, \ and some matters of note.
Page 246 - By the way of controversie betwixt D. Gager and D. Rainoldes, Wherein all the reasons that can be made for them are notably refuted ; th...
Page 146 - His Noble Numbers or his pious Pieces, wherein (amongst other things) he sings the Birth of his Christ, and sighes for his Saviours suffering on the Crosse &c.
Page 190 - It lies not in our power to love, or hate, For will in us is over-rul'd by fate. When two are stript, long ere the course begin, We wish that one should lose, the other win; And one especially do we affect Of two gold ingots, like in each respect. The reason no man knows; let it suffice, What we behold is censur'd by our eyes. Where both deliberate, the love is slight; Who ever lov'd, that lov'd not at first sight?
Page 114 - Ornatus Muliebris Anglicanus, or the severall Habits of English Women from the Nobilitie to the contry Woman, as they are in these times.
Page 299 - ... the pipe and tabor. The writer feigns a dream, in which he saw the ghost of Tarlton, dressed, as he usually was upon the stage, " in russet, with a buttond cap on his head, a great bag by his side, and a strong bat in his hand ; so artificially attired for a Clowne, as I began to call Tarlton's woonted shape to remembrance.
Page 13 - The most ancient and famous History of the renowned Prince Arthur King of Britaine...

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