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TO HIS LOVING KINDE FRIEND, Maister Iohn Bodenham.

The Sheepheard to his chosen Nimph

Astrophels Loue is dead.

Astrophell the Sheep-heard,

Hobbinolls Dittie in prayse of Eliza Queene of the Sheepheards.

The Sheepheards Daffadill.

A Canzon Pastorall in honour of her Maiestie.

Melicertus Madrigale.

Olde Damons Pastorall.

Perigot and Cuddies Roundelay.

Phillida and Coridon.

To Colin Cloute.

Rowlands Song in praise of the fairest Beta.

The Barginet of Antimachus.

Menaphons Roundelay.

A Pastorall of Phillis and Coridon.

Coridon and Melampus Song.

Tityrus to his faire Phillis.

Another of the same Authour.

Menaphon to Pesana.

A sweete Pastorall.

Harpalus complaynt on Phillidaes loue bestowed on Corin,

Another of the same subiect, but made as it were in aunswere.

The Nimphes meeting their May Queene, entertaine her with this Dittie.

Colin Cloutes mournfull Dittie for the death of Astrophell.

Damætas ligge in praise of his Loue.

Montanus praise of his faire Phæbe.

The complaint of Thestilis the forsaken Sheepheard.

To Phillis the faire Sheepheardesse.

The Sheepheard Dorons Iigge.

Astrophell his Song of Phillida and Coridon.

The passionate Sheepheards Song.

The vnknowne Sheepheards complaint.

Another of the same Sheepheards.

The Sheepheards allusion of his owne amorous infelicitie, to the offence of Actæon.

Montanus Sonnet to his faire Phæbe.

Phæbes Sonnet, a replie to Montanus passion.

Coridons supplication to Phillis.

Damætas Madrigall in praise of his Daphnis.

Dorons description of his faire Sheepheardesse Samela.

Wodenfrides Song in praise of Amargana.

Another of the same.

An excellent Pastorall Dittie.

Phillidaes Loue-call to her Coridon, and his replying.

The Sheepheards solace.

Syrenus Song to Eugerius.

The Sheepheard Arsilcus replie to Syrenus Song.

A Sheepheards dreame.

The Sheepheards Ode.

The Sheepheards commendation of his Nimph.

Coridon to his Phillis.

The Sheepheards description of Loue.

A Roundelay betweene two Sheepheards.

The solitarie Sheepheards Song.

The Sheepheards resolution in loue.

Coridons Hymne in praise of Amarillis.

The Sheepheard Carillo his Song.

Corins dreame of his faire Chloris.

The Sheepheard Damons passion.

The Sheepheard Musidorus his complaint.

The Sheepheards braule, one halfe aunswering the other.

Dorus his comparisons.

The Sheepheard Faustus his Song.

Another of the same, by Firmius the Sheepheard.

Damelus Song to his Diaphenia.

The Sheepheard Eurymachus to his faire Sheepheardesse Mirimida.

The Sheepheard Firmius his Song.

The Sheepheards praise of his sacred Diana.

The Sheepheards dumpe.

The Nimph Dianaes Song.

Rowlands Madrigall.

Alanius the Sheepheard, his dolefull Song, complayning of Ismeniaes crueltie.

Montana the Sheepheard, his loue to Aminta.

The Sheepheards sorrow for his Phæbes disdaine.

Espilus and Therion, their contention in Song for the May-Ladie.

Olde Melibeus Song, courting his Nimph.

The Sheepheard Syluanus his Song.

The Sheepheards Sonnet.

Seluagia and Siluanus, their Song to Diana.

Montanus his Madrigall.

Astrophell to Stella, his third Song.

A Song betweene Syrenus and Syluanus.

Ceres Song in emulation of Cinthia.

A Pastorall Ode to an honourable friend.

A Nimphs disdaine of Loue.

Apollos Loue-Song for faire Daphne.

The Sheepheard Delicius his Dittie.

Amintas for his Phillis.

Faustus and Firmius sing to their Nimph by turnes.

Sireno a Sheepheard, hauing a lock of his faire Nimphs haire, wrapt about with greene silke, mournes thus in a Loue-Dittie.

A Song betweene Taurisius and Diana, aunswering verse for verse.

Another Song before her Maiestie at Oxford, sung by a comely Sheepheard, attended on by sundrie other Sheepheard and Nimphs.

The Sheepheards Song a Caroll or Himne for Christmas.

Arsileus his Caroll, for ioy of the new mariage, betweene Syrenus and Diana.

Philistus farewell to false Clorinda.

Rosalindes Madrigall.

A Dialogue Song betweene Syluanus and Arsilius.

Montanus Sonnet.

The Nimph Seluagia her Song.

The Heard-mans happie life.

Cinthia the Nimph, her Song to faire Polydora.

The Sheepheard to the flowers.

The Sheepheard Arsilius, his Song to his Rebeck.

Another of Astrophell to his Stella.

Syrenus his Song to Dianaes Flocks.

Cardenia the Nimph, to her false Sheepheard Faustus

Melisea her Song, in scorne of her Sheepheard Narcissus.

His aunswere to the Nimphs Song.

Her present aunswere againe to him.

His last replie.

Philon the Sheepheard, his Song.

Lycoris the Nimph, her sad Song.

Another of his Cinthia.

Another to his Cinthia.

Montanus Sonnet in the woods.

The Sheepheards sorrow, being disdained in loue.

A Pastorall Song betweene Phillis and Amarillis, two Nimphes, each aunswering other line for line.

The Sheepheards Antheme.

The Countesse of Pembrookes Pastorall.

Another of Astrophell.

Faire Phillis and her Sheepheard.

The Sheepheards Song of Venus and Adonis.

Thirsis the Sheepheard his deaths song.

Another stanza added after.

Another Sonet thence taken.

The Sheepheards slumber.

Of disdainfull Daphne.

The passionate Sheepheard to his loue.

The Nimphs reply to the Sheepheard.

Another of the same nature, made since.

The Wood-mans walke.

Thirsis the Sheepheard, to his Pipe.

An excellent Sonnet of a Nimph.

A Report Song in a dreame, betweene a Sheepheard and his Nimph.

Another of the same.

The Sheepheards conceite of Prometheus.

Another of the same.

The Sheepheards Sunne.

Colin the enamoured Sheepheard, singeth this passion of loue.

Oenones complaint in blanke verse.

The Sheepheards Consort.

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Montana the Sheepheard, his loue to Aminta.

I serue Aminta, whiter then the snowe,
Straighter then Cedar, brighter then the glasse:
More fine in trip, then foote of running Roe,
More pleasant then the field of flowring grasse.
More gladsome to my withering ioyes that fade:
Then Winters Sunne, or Sommers cooling shade.

Sweeter then swelling Grape of ripest vvine,
Softer then feathers of the fairest Swan:
Smoother then Iet, more stately then the Pine,
Fresher then Poplar, smaller then my span.
Clearer then Phœbus fierie pointed beame:
Or Icie crust of Christalls frozen streame.

Yet is she curster then the Beare by kind,
And harder harted then the aged Oake:
More glib then Oyle, more fickle then the wind,
More stiffe then steele, no sooner bent but broake.
Loe thus my seruice is a lasting sore:
Yet will I serue, although I die therefore.

FINIS.

Shep. Tonie.