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The Works in Verse and Prose

(including hitherto unpublished Mss.) of Sir John Davies: for the first time collected and edited: With memorial-introductions and notes: By the Rev. Alexander B. Grosart. In three volumes
Davies, John (1569-1626)

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VOL. I: VERSE.
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Nosce Teipsum.
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Orchestra.
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Hymnes of Astrœa.
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Minor Poems.
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Epigrams, with Additions.
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Appendix to Epigrams:
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1. In Superbiam. Epi. 4.
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2. Epi. 5.
NIX IX CORNIX
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3. Epi. 6.
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4. In Amorosum. Epi. 7.
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5. Epi. 9.
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6. Epi. 10.
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Hitherto Unpublished Poems.
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Miscellaneous Poems.

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1. In Superbiam. Epi. 4.

I tooke the wall, one thrust me rudely by,
And tould me the King's way did open lye.
I thankt him yt he did me so much grace,
to take the worse, leave me the better place;
For if by th'owners wee esteeme of things,
the wall's the subjects, but the way's the King's.
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