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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)

VOL. I

III.

VOL. III

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.

POEMS

I. Early Autobiographical: 1575–1580?

II.

II. Early Love-Poems: BEFORE 1580?

III.

III. Four Songs

IV.

IV. Later Love-Poems.

V. Later Autobiographical: 1595–1600?

VI.

VI Epigrams.

70.

70. Luna.

71.

71. In fæminæ deformitates.

72.

72. In Priamum.

73.

73. Lucretiæ querela ad Colatinum.

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[The Fairies Song.]

Elisa is the fairest Queene
That euer trod vpon this greene.
Elisaes eyes are blessed starres,
Inducing peace, subduing warres.
Elisaes hand is christall bright,
Her wordes are balme, her lookes are light.
Elisaes brest is that faire hill,
Where vertue dwels, and sacred skill,
O blessed bee each day and houre,
Where sweete Elisa builds her bowre.