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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

SPEECHES AND VERSES AT THE TILT-YARD

ON THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO THEOBALDS, May, 1591.

The Speeches and HONORABLE Entertainment giuen to the Queenes MAIESTIE in Progresse, at Cowdrey in Sussex, by the right Honorable the Lord Montacute. 1591.

THE HONORABLE Entertainement gieuen to the Queenes Maiestie in Progresse, at Eluetham in Hampshire, by the right Honorable the Earle of Hertford. 1591

Speeches TO Queen Elizabeth AT Quarrendon:

SPEECHES DELIVERED TO HER MAIESTIE THIS LAST PROGRESSE, AT THE Right Honorable the Lady Rvssels, at Bissam, the Right Honorable the Lorde Chandos, at Sudley, at the Right Honorable the Lord Norris, at Ricorte.

[Swel Ceres now, for other Gods are shrinking]

[Sing you, plaie you, but sing and play my truth]

[The Song.]

[Nimpha mane, per me concordant carmina neruis.]

The verses, written in the tables which were giuen to her Maiesty

The Song.

ENTERTAINMENT AT HAREFIELD.

THE KING OF DENMARK'S WELCOME.

Epicedium. A FVNERAL Oration, vpon the death of the late deceased Princesse of famous memorye, Elizabeth by the grace of God, Queen of England, France and Ireland.

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

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[Sing you, plaie you, but sing and play my truth]

Sing you, plaie you, but sing and play my truth,
This tree my Lute, these sighes my notes of ruth:
The Lawrell leafe for euer shall bee greene,
And chastety shalbe Apolloes Queene.
If gods maye dye, here shall my tombe be plaste,
And this engrauen, ‘Fonde Phœbus, Daphne chaste.’