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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.
  
[dedication]
  
THE PREFACE.
  
THE SCHOOLE OF FANCIE.
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THE FORTE OF FANCIE.
  
In Dispight of Fancie.
  
A Foole,
  
The Lamentacion of Fancie.
  
A FAREWELL To Fancie.
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The Toyes of an Idle head:
  
THE PREFACE.
  
A pretty Dittie in despight of Fantasie.
  
A dolorous Discourse,
  
[Now Christmas draweth near, & most mē make good cheare]
  
[The Christmas now is past, and I haue kept my fast]
  
[What griping greefes, what pinching pangues of payne?]
  
A pretty gyrd, giuen by a Gentlewoman to her servaunt whereupon these Verses were made as followeth.
  
[My freend, I saye, if thou be wise]
  
[To play at Dice is but good sporte]
  
[That I would not perswaded be]
  
[Amid my ioyes, such greefe I fynde]
  
[What, shall I write some prety toy?]
  
[When Flatterie falles to play the fleeryng knaue]
  
[Oh! what a spight it is vnto a noble harte]
  
[This little Toye to thee]
  
[I sigh to see thee sigh]
  
[If thou canst reade, then marke what heere I write]
  
[When first I saw thee clad]
  
A comparison betweene a slippery stone and a trustlesse friend.
  
A Dolorous discourse.
  
A Letter sent by a Gentlewoman, in verse, to her Husband, being ouer sea.
  
[My hand here houering stands]
  
A dolorous verse, written by him, that in deede was in no small dumpes, when he wrote them.
  
[Though yesterday I brake my word]
  
[Some pleasaunt heads, delight in prety toyes]
  
A prety Epigram, vpon Welth and Will.
  
[By countenaunce of face, a man may fynde]
  
[Ah, be not angrie so]
  
A prety toye written upon Time.
  
A PRETY DISCOVRSE OF A HVNTED Harte, written by a Gentleman unto his Mistresse.
  
A straunge Dreame.
  
A prety Toye written vpon this Theame:
  
Another Toye written in the praise of a Gilliflower, at the request of Gentlewomen: and one, aboue the rest, who loued that Flower.
  
A pretty toye wrytten in the praise of a straunge Springe in Suffolke.
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[A prety Tale of late I heard]
  
A little Preface before the Tale.
  
The Tale followeth in this manner.
  
TWO OR THREE PRETY TOYES giuen to a Gentilman, to set about his Counting-house.
  
[Pitie, oh Lord thy Servaunts heavy heart]
  
[Plant Lorde, in me the tree of godly lyfe]
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A pretty toye, written vpon a Ladyes propounding of a Riddle to her friende.
  
[First, to thy seemely selfe]
  
A Riddle propounded by a Gentleman to a Gentilwoman whom he loued, but was a suter, but secretly.
  
Her aunswer, as prety.
  
[Perhaps you thinke, that all for spight]
  
A prety Toye in rime.
  
[Needs must I write, & know not what]
  
Verses made upon this Theame:
  
A solempne and repentant Prayer, for former life mispent.
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THE PILGRIMAGE TO PARADISE,
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The Arbor of Amorous Deuices.
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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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[Pitie, oh Lord thy Servaunts heavy heart]

A Gentleman being requested by a Gentlewoman, to pen her a Prayer in verse, wrot at her request, as followeth.

Pitie, oh Lord thy Servaunts heavy heart,
Her sinnes forgiue, that thus for mercy cryes:
Judge no man (Lorde) according to desart,
Let fall on her with speede thy healthfull eyes:
In hart who prayes to thee continually,
Putting her only trust of God in Thee.
Lorde, Lorde, to thee for mercy still I call,
Oh, set me free, that thus am bound and thrall.
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