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The Works in Verse and Prose of Nicholas Breton

For the First Time Collected and Edited: With Memorial-Introduction, Notes and Illustrations, Glossarial Index, Facsimilies, &c. By the Rev. Alexander B. Grosart. In Two Volumes

Breton, Nicholas (1545?-1626?)

A Floorish vpon Fancie.

THE PILGRIMAGE TO PARADISE,

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The Arbor of Amorous Deuices.

PASQVILS Mad-cappe,

PASQVILS FOOLES-CAP

PASQVILS Passe, and passeth not

MELANCHOLIKE HUMOURS,

A Solemne PASSION OF THE SOVLES Love

A Diuine Poeme, diuided into two Partes:

AN EXCELLENT POEME, Vpon the Longing of a Blessed Heart:

The Soules Harmony.

THE MOTHERS blessing.

THE PASSIONATE SHEPHEARD,

THE Soules immortall crowne consisting of seauen glorious graces.

A TRVE DESCRIPTION of vnthankfulnesse.

THE HONOVR OF VALOVR.

An Invective Against Treason

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Daffodils and Primroses.

I.—From ‘The Phœnix Nest:’

II.

II.—From ‘England's Helicon:’

Phillida and Coridon.

A Pastorall of Phillis and Coridon.

A sweete Pastorall.

Astrophell his Song of Phillida and Coridon.

Coridons supplication to Phillis.

A Sheepheards dreame.

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

Another of the Same.

Daffodils and Primroses.

AMORIS LACHRIMÆ

GLEANINGS.

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A Briefe of Sorrowe.

Mvse of sadnesse neere Deaths fashion,
Too neere madnesse, write my passion;
Paines possesse mee, Sorrowes spill mee,
Cares distresse mee, all would kill mee;
Hopes haue faild mee, Fortune foild mee,
Feares haue quaild mee, all haue spoild mee:
Woes haue worne mee, sighes haue soakt mee;
Thoughts haue torne mee, all haue broke mee.
Beauty strooke me, Loue hath catcht mee,
Death hath tooke mee, all dispatcht mee.