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The complete works of John Lyly

now for the first time collected and edited from the earliest quartos with life, bibliography, essays, notes and index by R. Warwick Bond
Lyly, John (1554?-1606)

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VOL. I
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CERTAINE ENGLISHE Verses, presented vnto the Queenes most excellent Maiestie, by a Courtier: In ioy of the most happie disclosing, of the most dangerous conspiracies pretended by the late executed Traitours, against her royall person, and the whole Estate.
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POEMS
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I. Early Autobiographical: 1575–1580?
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13. A Dittie, wherein is contained divers good and necessary documents, which beeing embraced and followed earnestly, may cause a man to shunne manie evilles and mischaunces, that may otherwise fall upon him, ere he can beware.
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14. A Dittie, wherein the brevitie of man's life is described, how soone his pompe vanisheth away, and he brought to his latest home.
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15. A Glasse for all Men to behold themselves in; especially such proude and prodigall-minded Men, and such delicate and daintie Women, ‘who building on the pride of their beautie and amiable complexion, thinke scorne to become aged; and that their sweete faces should be wrinckled, or their youthfulnes brought into subjection by age.
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II. Early Love-Poems: BEFORE 1580?
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III. Four Songs
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IV. Later Love-Poems.
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V. Later Autobiographical: 1595–1600?
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VI Epigrams.

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VI Epigrams.

70. Luna.
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The attribution of this poem is questionable.

The moone beeing clouded presently is mist,
But litle stars may hide them when they list.
Gnattes are unnoted whereso ere they flie
But Eagles guarded are with every eye.

71. In fæminæ deformitates.
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The attribution of this poem is questionable.

Though men can cover crime wth bold sterne lookes,
Poore womens faces are their owne faults bookes.

72. In Priamum.
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The attribution of this poem is questionable.

Had doting Priam checkt his sonnes desire,
Troy had beene bright with fame, and not with fire.

73. Lucretiæ querela ad Colatinum.
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The attribution of this poem is questionable.

In thy weake hiue a wandering waspe hath crept,
And suckt the honey, wch thy chast bee kept.
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