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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?)

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A Floorish vpon Fancie.
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THE PILGRIMAGE TO PARADISE,
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The Arbor of Amorous Deuices.
  
[dedication]
  
A Lovers Farwel
  
A Louers Complaint.
  
The counsell of a friend to one in loue.
  
A Ladies complaint for the losse of her Loue.
  
The lamentable complaint of a Louer.
  
A Poeme both pithie and pleasant.
  
A Poeme.
  
Fantasma.
  
The complaint of one being in love.
  
A Louers resolution.
  
A Louers complaint.
  
A sweet lullabie.
  
A Poeme.
  
A Poeme.
  
Another.
  
Another.
  
Another.
  
Another.
  
A prettie Poeme.
  
A Louer in despaire.
  
A Dreame of the arraignement of Desire.
  
Brittons Diuinitie.
  
A Louers complaint.
  
A Poeme.
  
Of his Mistresse loue.
  
Of a discontented minde.
  
Of his Mistresse Beautie.
  
A Sonnet.
  
A pastorell of Phillis and Coridon.
  
The complaint of a forsaken Louer.
  
A pretie fancie.
  
An epitaph on the death of a noble Gentleman.
  
The sum of the former in foure lines.
  
In the praise of his Mistresse.
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PASQVILS Mad-cappe,
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PASQVILS FOOLES-CAP
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PASQVILS Passe, and passeth not
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MELANCHOLIKE HUMOURS,
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A Solemne PASSION OF THE SOVLES Love
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A Diuine Poeme, diuided into two Partes:
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AN EXCELLENT POEME, Vpon the Longing of a Blessed Heart:
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The Soules Harmony.
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THE MOTHERS blessing.
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THE PASSIONATE SHEPHEARD,
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THE Soules immortall crowne consisting of seauen glorious graces.
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A TRVE DESCRIPTION of vnthankfulnesse.
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THE HONOVR OF VALOVR.
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An Invective Against Treason
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Daffodils and Primroses.
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AMORIS LACHRIMÆ
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GLEANINGS.

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5. A passionate Son̄ett made by the Kinge of Scots uppon difficulties ariseing to crosse his proceedinge in love & marriage with his moste worthie to be esteemed Queene.

In sunny beames the skye dothe shewe her sweete
And with her flowers the earthe perfumes the aire
Amid the mountaynes doe the muses meete
And in the fountaynes make the fowle their faire
But all my skye with cares is overclouded
And weedes for flowers my blasted garden bringes
In mazes are my muses ever shrowded
And to my fountaynes sorrowes are the Springes
Woe to the darke where Love did loose his seeinge
Bare be the earthe that bringes me nought but weedes
Madd be the muse where mazes have their beinge
Curste be the Sea that of my sorrowe feedes
But shine sunne, growe flowers, singe muse, and springe faire fountaynes,
Or be no more Sea, Skye, Earthe, muse, nor mountaynes.
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